Washington, Sept. 11 -- Sergio Gor, President Donald Trump's close aide and nominee for the post of US Ambassador to India, will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday (local time) for his confirmation hearing. If confirmed, the 38-year-old will become the youngest American envoy to New Delhi.

The ambassadorial post in New Delhi has remained vacant since January.

India's envoy to the US, Vinay Kwatra, also supported and welcomed the nomination, calling it "a sign of importance and priority of India-US ties, and a commitment to strengthen the bridges and deepen the bonds of friendship between our two countries."

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) sent a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Comm...