German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann has expressed condolences on the stampede incident in Hathras, in which as many as 80 people have been killed.
Germany is working closely with the Indian government to find a solution "acceptable to all sides" amid the demand for the return of baby Ariha Shah to India, a senior German diplomat said on Tuesday
The German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, highlighted his country's stand on Iran's attack on Israel on Monday, stressing that their stand is clear and now is the time to de-escalate the war and bring the tensions down.
In an interview over email, the German envoy said that New Delhi was at the forefront of Berlin's business strategy in Asia where it was strongly diversifying its business relations due to the "increasingly challenging behaviour of India's big neighbour in the North East" and other reason
Ackermann said that Germany has set up a working group with on green hydrogen, while adding that India might be exporting energy to the rest of the world in the coming years.
A Jain delegation met German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann on Tuesday, and highlighted the "heartbreaking" situation of Baby Ariha, who is in German foster care and requested him to work on handing over the child's custody to the Indian government.
Following his meeting with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said, "there is a lot of common interest to explore."
German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for his warm welcome to German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann. He stated that it is great to see Germany's fascination with Indian culture expressed in Cassandra's beautiful voice.
"I think the India Art Fair, every year gets more and more clout, gets more and more attraction internationally. We see international galleries amongst them, also German galleries coming to the India Art Fair, we see also German patrons coming...that means that it has reached a significance
Philipp Ackermann has said that he is very proud that now, with the current service, we are extending to the Indian public, visas can be issued in a very short time.
"We consider Hamas attack as a terrorist attack. Right to self-defence, now I understand that when it comes to Israel, at the same time we ask Israel to look into their actions in Gaza to accept and keep in mind humanitarian international law, it's very important," he said.
Flaunting his Hindi speaking skills at the event, Ackermann said, "Pichla saal Bharat aur Germany ke sambandho ke liye accha raha, mujhe yakeen hai aane wala saal aur bhi accha hoga. Today, we are celebrating 33 years of German Unity...(last year was good for India-Germany ties, I am sure th