FAZ reported four attempts by Trump to reach Modi.

Over the past few weeks, US President Donald Trump has tried four times to reach Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but has not been able to do so. This was reported on August 26 by the newspaper Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).

"In recent weeks, Trump has made four attempts to reach the Indian Prime Minister. However, he refused to talk," the article says.

According to the newspaper, this behavior of the prime minister may be caused by the introduction of additional duties by the United States against India.

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On August 6, the American leader signed a decree imposing an additional 25% duty on imports from India. The White House clarified that this measure was introduced in connection with India's "direct or indirect" import of petroleum products from the Russian Federation.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on August 23 that the United States and the European Union accuse India of buying Russian oil, but at the same time they continue to buy fossil fuels from the republic.

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