India’s Prime Minister has been ignoring President Donald Trump’s calls after the U.S. announced it was moving forward with devastating tariffs on Indian products.

The president has tried repeatedly to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone in the run-up to a 50 percent import tax going into effect Wednesday on products from the world’s fastest-growing major economy, The Telegraph reported, citing Japanese and German news sources.

The Financial Times confirmed that Modi did not communicate with Trump ahead of the tariff deadline because he was worried the U.S. president would demand last-minute concessions.

The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.

Already, Trump had imposed a 25 percent duty on products from India. The tax is paid by American companies,

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