Modi refused Trump's calls 4 times in recent weeks: German newspaper

27-Aug-2025

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US President Donald Trump made at least four attempts to talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone in recent weeks, but the Indian leader refused to talk to him, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine. 

The Mainz-based newspaper of record suggests this to be the result of the "depth of his [Modi's] anger, but also his caution".

The attempts by President Trump to talk to PM Modi came even as his administration hit India with 50% tariffs, the highest for any country other than Brazil.