Experts suggest that the Trump-Modi meeting may not indicate Modi's endorsement of the Republican nominee. With 5 million Indian Americans, estimated 20 per cent identify as Republican.

The Indian government has denied the reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with former US President Donald Trump.

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.

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 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,

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.

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.

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.

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.