India, Aug. 24 -- Gor's appointment to New Delhi comes at a time when India and the US are going through a bad patch, and many believe he will make an excellent representative of America given his close access to Trump; But lack of deep knowledge about India, its policy matters and his young age may be an issue. Besides, his broader mandate as a special envoy for South and Central Asia affairs "potentially hyphenates India with Pakistan," say analysts

Incidentally, the original last name of Sergio Gor was Gorokhovsky, that is before it got shortened when he and his parents migrated to the US. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan-a part of the erstwhile USSR-Gor emigrated to the US with his parents in 1999 when he was around 12, according to repo...