Trump says he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week

• Modi will be in the U.S. from Sept. 21 to 23, and will partake in the fourth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware and attend the United Nations General Assembly.
• As president, Trump visited India in 2020, vowing to boost trade ties between the two countries. The U.S. is currently India's second-largest trading partner, behind China.
• The U.S. is currently India's second-largest trading partner, behind China.

Republican nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week.

Speaking at his first public appearance following Sunday's apparent assassination attempt, Trump said Modi is "fantastic" but also called India a "very big abuser" as he criticized several countries for their trade policies with the U.S.

"So when India, which is a very big abuser- he happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he's fantastic. I mean, fantastic, man," Trump said at at town hall in Flint, Michigan. "These, a lot of these leaders are fantastic ... You know the expression, they're at the top of their game, and they use it against us. But India is very tough."

Trump did not provide further details on the meeting. The Indian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

As president, Trump visited India in 2020, vowing to boost trade ties between the two countries. The U.S. is currently India's second-largest trading partner, behind China.

Modi is scheduled to visit the U.S. from Sept. 21 to 23, and will partake in the fourth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. The Indian prime minister is also slated to attend and speak before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

This will be Modi's first