WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump sends a stern message to India overtrade ties.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded India withdraw retaliatorytariffs imposed by New Delhi this month, calling the duties “unacceptable”in a stern message that signals trade ties between the two countries arefast deteriorating.

India slapped higher duties on 28 US products after the United Stateswithdrew tariff-free entry for certain Indian goods. Washington is alsoupset with New Delhi’s plans to restrict cross-border data flows and imposestricter rules on e-commerce that hurt US firms operating in India.

“I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister Modi about the fact thatIndia, for years having put very high tariffs against the United States,just recently increased the tariffs even further,” Trump said on Twitter.