- Former US president says he plans to meet Modi next week.
- Modi travels to Biden's hometown for ““Quad Leaders” Summit.
- After the summit, the Indian Prime Minister will attend the UN General Assembly.
Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week during the latter's visit to the United States for several official events.
At a campaign event in Michigan, Trump criticized India as a “big abuser” of trade but said Modi was “fantastic.”
“He's coming to meet with me next week,” Trump told the crowd without providing further details.
Modi will travel to President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend as part of the Quad Leaders Summit alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
The four-nation Quad grouping dates back to 2007, but Biden has strongly pushed the alliance as part of an emphasis on international partnerships to keep adversaries, especially China, in check.
The upcoming summit will be Biden's last with the group as US president, after he dropped out of his bid for another term in the White House and was replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris at the head of the Democratic ticket.
After the summit, Modi will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York as well as a meeting with members of the Indian community.
Despite no longer being president, Trump met in Florida in July with Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally who hopes to see the Republican reclaim the White House in November.
