Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is likely to meet PM Narendra Modi next week on his visit to the US. Trump made the announcement while campaigning in Michigan. He called PM Modi a “fantastic man” and at the same time called India a “very big abuser” of trade ties.
Highlighting that India imposes heavy tariffs on imports, Trump told the crowd: “So when India, which is a very big abuser. He (Modi) happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic. I mean, fantastic man. A lot of these leaders are fantastic.” However, he did not elaborate on this.
Quad Summit
PM Modi will take part in the Quad Summit and will visit the United States from September 21 to 23 and will address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United National General Assembly in New York.
The visit will be flagged off with the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Joe Biden in his hometown Wilmington in Delaware.
After this, PM Modi will travel to New York to address a gathering of the Indian community in Long Island on Sunday.A day later, the Prime Minister will address the ‘Summit of the Future’ based on the theme ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’ at the United
The foreign ministry said the Prime Minister will also interact with the CEOs of leading US-based companies to foster greater collaborations between the two countries in the cutting-edge areas of AI, quantum computing, semiconductors and biotechnology.
He is expected to interact with thought leaders and other stakeholders active in the India-US bilateral landscape. PM Modi and Donald Trump last met in February 2020, when the then US President visited India. PM Modi described it as a “path-breaking” moment in strengthening the relations between the two nations.
