The TOI correspondent from Washington: US president Donald Trump will be swearing in ambassador-designate to New Delhi Sergio Gor in the Oval Office on Monday amid growing disquiet among foreign policy boffins about his erratic policies they say have damaged ties with a range of allies including India. The White House schedule lists Gor’s swearing in for 3 pm EST (1.30 am IST) after Trump hosts Syrian president Ahmed al‑Sharaa, a former al Qaeda leader formally listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist till recently, signaling a major US policy shift in the region. Removed from the terrorism watchlist, Sharaa arrived in Washington DC over the weekend and was spotted playing basketball with security personnel even as other US allies are jumping through hoops to appease the US

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