U.S. Cancels $850 Million New Delhi Embassy Project as Sergio Gor Expands Influence
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
U.S. Cancels $850 Million New Delhi Embassy Project as Sergio Gor Expands Influence
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
Summary
$850 million in planned embassy construction in New Delhi was quietly scrapped in recent months, and crews filled in a 200-foot pit already dug for the main building.
Sergio Gor, 39, the new U.S. ambassador to India and special envoy to South and Central Asia, spearheaded the reversal after taking up his post in January.
The canceled centerpiece had been intended to make the biggest U.S. mission in South Asia more secure and resilient, alarming diplomats and intelligence officials who wanted modern classified facilities.
The project had broken ground days before Trump left office in 2021, and its cancellation underscores a second-term diplomatic style centered on presidential access and near-term dealmaking over long-range planning.