Trump calls PM Modi ‘fantastic’ ahead of US visit

US: Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised India, calling the country a country that breaks import tariffs, but also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a ‘wonderful guy’. GOP leader Trump spoke publicly for the first time after the recent assassination attempt and announced that he will meet Prime Minister Modi during the Indian leader’s upcoming three-day visit to the United States next week. Prime Minister Modi will be in the US from September 21 to 23 for the annual Quad summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Delaware. Pointing to India’s high tariffs on imports, Trump said, “So if India is a big offender.

He (Modi) is coming to see me next week and Modi is very good. I mean, “Many of these leaders are fantastic.” Trump made the remarks while responding to a question about trade in Flint, Michigan. “They have a great mind. They’re not far behind at all. You know the saying: They’re on top – and they use it to their advantage against us. India is tough, Brazil is tough… but China is the strongest.” But we are dealing with China through tariffs,” Trump said. He also proposed a mutual trade strategy and said, “We will have a mutual trade policy. If a country charges us 10 cents, 2 dollars or even 250 percent, we will charge them the same.” What will happen? We will create balance and bring back free trade, or we will make a lot of money.