Washington, Sept. 11 -- Sergio Gor, US President Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to India, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday that India and US shares a lot more common than India do with China, and if confirmed, he would work to restore the "personal touch" in relations between the two nations.

During the confirmation hearing, Senator Bill Hagerty noted that the India-US relationship goes deeper and that it is more than a Photo opportunity. In response, Gor said, "India shares a lot more in common with US than it does with China, and for far too long we had not that personal touch. Not only will I be liable to bring that to New Delhi, but the President himself is engaged in this effort."

He noted that Preside...