{"id":14667,"date":"2026-08-20T19:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14667"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:37:23","slug":"us-ambassador-sergio-gor-in-ladakh-goes-river-rafting-along-zanskar-indus-stretch-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14667","title":{"rendered":"US ambassador Sergio Gor in Ladakh, goes river rafting along Zanskar-Indus stretch | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133387132,imgsize-154508,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sergio-gor.jpg\" alt=\"US ambassador Sergio Gor in Ladakh, goes river rafting along Zanskar-Indus stretch\" title=\"US ambassador Sergio Gor in Leh\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US ambassador Sergio Gor in Leh\">US ambassador Sergio Gor in Leh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: A day after meeting Jammu &amp; Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar, US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, arrived in Ladakh Thursday on his maiden visit to the Union Territory, where he went sightseeing and rafting.<!-- --> There were also reports that he was likely to meet the Dalai Lama, who is currently in Ladakh, during his two-day trip, but there was no confirmation about this from anyone.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Shortly after landing, Gor went sightseeing in Leh and later participated in river rafting, covering several kilometres from Tsogti to Sangam, the confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Officials said the US envoy\u2019s team had approached for a meeting with Ladakh Lt-governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, but he was in New Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>They also said they had no idea whether Gor was meeting the Dalai Lama on Friday morning. The 91-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader has been recuperating in Ladakh since June 28 following a medical procedure on his left knee in New Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>This is the first visit by a top US diplomat to Ladakh since it was carved out as a UT from the former state of J&amp;K in Aug 2019, and the Galwan clash between Indian and Chinese troops in June 2020 that led to a prolonged military standoff between the two countries in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Gor is also US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy for South and Central Asia, and his visit to the two UTs bordering China and Pakistan is being seen as a message to the two countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In Srinagar, Gor\u2019s remark describing Kashmir as an important part of India drew a sharp reaction from Pakistan, which summoned the US embassy\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires in Islamabad and lodged a \u201cstrong demarche\u201d over what it termed a \u201cfactually incorrect statement\u201d. <\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also talked of US considering reviewing its security advisory for J&amp;K.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Asked about Pakistan\u2019s reaction to Gor\u2019s remarks, the J&amp;K CM Thursday said: \u201cThis is a matter between Pakistan and America. Neither you nor I can do anything about it.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>On Congress\u2019s criticism that there was no need to hear from the US that Kashmir was an important part of India, Omar said, \u201cThey have a point of view and they are entitled to it. I am not going to get into a war of words over this.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/us-ambassador-sergio-gor-in-ladakh-goes-river-rafting-along-zanskar-indus-stretch\/articleshow\/133387083.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US ambassador Sergio Gor in Leh SRINAGAR: A day after meeting Jammu &amp; Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar, US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, arrived in Ladakh Thursday on his maiden visit to the Union Territory, where he went sightseeing and rafting. 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