New York: Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, had previously claimed he would meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his US visit, but eventually that meeting never took place.
PM Modi's whirlwind 55-hour US visit was packed with back-to-back engagements, while Donald Trump was in the midst of a heated presidential campaign with the election just six weeks away.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a packed schedule last Saturday, attending the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit alongside President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
PM Modi's Monday was fully booked, starting with his address at the Summit of the Future, followed by a series of meetings with various leaders before wrapping up his trip and heading back home .
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected with the Indian community in New York, addressing a diaspora rally in a suburb, where members of the community warmly welcomed him, waving Indian flags and chanting slogans like "Bharat Mata ki Jai" typical of gatherings supporting the BJP ruling party.
But Trump was away holding his own rally in North Carolina.
Later Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a busy round of meetings with several key leaders including Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, and Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid, as part of his whirlwind 55-hour US visit .
There were rumors swirling about a possible meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's de facto prime minister, on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit of the Future. However, it seems those rumors were put to rest, as sources close to the matter confirmed that no such meeting was scheduled.
India's Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, explained that a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh's chief advisor wasn't possible due to scheduling conflicts. With the Prime Minister's imminent departure and the chief advisor's delayed arrival, there simply wasn't enough time to fit in a meeting.
Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs adviser in Bangladesh's interim government, stepped in to address the summit on Monday, replacing Muhammad Yunus, who was initially listed as the speaker.
Again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a busy Monday, meeting several world leaders. After sitting down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vietnam's President To Lam, Modi also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, and Armenia's President Nikol Pashinyan.