Trump to skip Quad summit in India citing strained relations with Modi: Report

Washington: US President Donald Trump will not be visiting India for the Quad summit scheduled later this year, due to deteriorating relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent months, according to a report by The New York Times.

Titled "A Nobel Prize and a Provocative Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Fell Apart," the report details the breakdown in ties between the two leaders.

While Prime Minister Modi was initially assured that Trump would attend the Quad summit in India this year, sources familiar with Trump’s schedule told The New York Times that he currently has no plans to make the trip.

So far, there has been no official confirmation from the US government regarding Trump’s planned visit to India.

The Quad summit in New Delhi, planned for November, was expected to bring together leaders from India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to discuss key geopolitical issues.

Reports suggest that tensions between Trump and Modi began following the US president’s repeated claims that the India-Pakistan conflict had been "resolved"—a claim strongly denied by India.

According to the New York Times, Modi became increasingly dissatisfied with Trump’s interventions, particularly after a contentious phone call on June 17 between the two leaders.

The call took place as Trump was returning from the G7 summit in Canada. It followed a tense diplomatic environment where Modi clearly stated India’s refusal to accept US mediation in its conflict with Pakistan. Modi emphasised that India had resolved the issue directly with Pakistan without involving Trump in discussions about trade deals or mediation. This was later confirmed by India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

Since then, trade relations between the two countries have also weakened.