Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:00am on 30 Dec 2025,Tuesday India Global
Ranjit “Ricky” Gill, an Indian-origin adviser to US President Donald Trump, has received the National Security Council’s Distinguished Action Award for his role in talks linked to the May 10 India-Pakistan ceasefire. Gill is senior director for South and Central Asia at the NSC and special assistant to Trump. The US has not shared details of his role. India has denied any third-party mediation in the truce after Operation Sindoor. Born in New Jersey to Punjabi Sikh parents, Gill is a lawyer and Princeton graduate. He earlier served at the State Department and worked on the US embassy move to Jerusalem. (PC: India Today)
