India, Sept. 12 -- US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday said that Washington will prioritise pulling New Delhi "away from China" and bring it closer to the US.

During a lengthy hearing for his Senate confirmation, Gor asserted that India and the US were on track to resolve the "moment of hiccups" they encountered recently. He compared the relationship New Delhi shares with Washington to that with Beijing.

"While we (India-US) might have our moment of hiccups right now, we are on the track of resolving that. Our relationship with the Indian government and the Indian people extends many more decades, and it's a much warmer relationship than they have with the Chinese. Chinese expansionism is...