Trump Says He Will Be Meeting With Modi

FLINT, MI (REUTERS) – Donald Trump said at a campaign event on September 17 that India was a “very big abuser” of the U.S.-India trade relationship and that he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week.

The Republican candidate for the November presidential election, speaking here, gave no details on where they would meet.

President Joe Biden will host a summit with leaders from Australia, India and Japan on Sept. 21 in Delaware. Analysts say Washington has increasingly seen New Delhi as a counter to China’s rising influence in Asia.

Some other world leaders who have visited the US in recent months for meetings with Biden and other summits have ended up meeting Trump as well.

Despite criticising India over trade without being specific, Trump called Modi “fantastic.”

Trump and Modi enjoyed warm relations while the former president was in office. Modi has also enjoyed good relations with Democratic presidents like Barack Obama and Biden.