--- description: Modi would be the latest foreign leader or official to visit the former U.S. President as nations grapple with the possibility of Trump returning to power. title: Trump Says India’s Modi Will Meet With Him Next Week in U.S. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74f2c4cb9a4dade3/698a5af8457a5200d9d6ac27/trump-modi.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [diplomacy](/tag/diplomacy/) ## diplomacy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Donald Trump Says India’s Prime Minister Modi Will Meet With Him Next Week by [Mark Niquette / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Mark Niquette / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 19, 2026 12:35 PM CUTPublished: Sep 18, 2024 2:00 AM CUT  India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with former U.S. President Donald Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with former U.S. President Donald Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020.Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images by [Mark Niquette / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Mark Niquette / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 19, 2026 12:35 PM CUTPublished: Sep 18, 2024 2:00 AM CUT Former President [Donald Trump](https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/ "undefined") said Indian Prime Minister [Narendra Modi](https://time.com/6985447/india-election-results-modi-bjp/ "undefined") plans to meet with him next week—the latest visit from a foreign leader or official as nations grapple with the possibility of the Republican returning to power after November’s election. “He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” the Republican presidential nominee said Tuesday during a town hall in Flint, Michigan, as he revealed the visit during a winding answer that touched on free trade and protecting U.S. jobs. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request seeking details about the meeting. India’s Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment when contacted Wednesday for further information. Modi will be in the U.S. this weekend, where he is slated to attend the Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware that is being hosted by President Joe Biden. On Sept. 23, Modi is expected to address the “Summit of the Future” at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Trump has met with other world leaders this year, including Hungarian Prime Minister [Viktor Orban](https://time.com/6993483/budapest-playbook-orban-trump/ "undefined"), who visited the former President at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in March and with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Trump Tower in New York. As President, Trump traveled to India in 2020, a trip which saw Modi roll out the red carpet to court the Republican, who is fond of large crowd sizes, including with an event at a cricket stadium where he was greeted by more than 100,000 people. Under Biden, the U.S. has pledged to work with India on technology such as artificial intelligence and committed to the co-production of sensitive defense technologies. Biden has sought to strengthen ties with Asian nations to better counter China’s growing military and economic influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The President also hosted Modi for a state dinner in 2023. But U.S.-India ties under Biden have also been frustrated in part by New Delhi’s reluctance to broker an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. India is reliant on Russia for military weapons and cheap oil, and has refrained from condemning Vladimir Putin for his invasion. Modi visited Kyiv in August for the first time since the war began and has advocated for diplomacy and dialog to end the conflict. U.S.-India ties have also been tested by allegations that New Delhi was involved in the attempted assassination of a Sikh activist, a vocal Modi critic, in New York last year. India’s government has denied the allegations. 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