Former US President and Republican Party candidate Trump said that he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. Prime Minister Modi is going on a US visit. He will attend several government functions.
“India is a big abuser in terms of trade,” Trump said on Tuesday while campaigning in Michigan. ’ Then he said, ‘But Modi is amazing.’
Trump said, ‘Modi is coming to the United States next week. Then there will be a meeting with him.’ But he did not say anything in detail about this.
Quad leaders meeting
The US President has organized a summit meeting of Quad leaders on September 21. Narendra Modi and Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan will be there.
Modi will also attend some official functions in New York.
Heads of state who have visited the US in the past few months have also met with Trump. Kamala Harris will fight against Trump in the US presidential election in November.
Trump-Modi relationship
When Trump was president, he had a warm relationship with Narendra Modi. When Modi visited the US in 2019, Trump hosted a special event for him in Texas. 50 thousand people attended there.
Again, during Trump’s visit in 2020, Modi organized Namaste Trump in Ahmedabad.
Veteran journalist Jayant Roychowdhury told DW that Trump has said such things before. He has previously criticized India on trade and has also praised Modi.
Jayant feels that Trump has on the one hand denounced India’s trade austerity to appease businessmen, while on the other hand he has tried to win votes from citizens of Indian origin and Modi followers.
