Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "fantastic man" and at the same time called India a "very big abuser" of trade ties. He also announced that he will meet PM Modi next week during his visit to the US.

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Modi visits the U.S. Modi is scheduled to be in the United States this weekend, along with the leaders of Australia and Japan,

Modi is the latest in a line of foreign leaders who have met the former president and GOP candidate this year.

Former President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 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.

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.

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.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said at a campaign event on Tuesday 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.

Republican presidential nominee said at Tuesday rally that Narendra Modi would visit him while in US for a session of Quad security group New Delhi has declined to confirm Donald Trump's claim that Narendra Modi will meet with him when the Indian prime minister spends three days in the US starting this weekend.