Union Minister Piyush Goyal met German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck as the two leaders chaired the Indo-German Freundschaft Business Interaction at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was trying to get Japan ready for an "uncertain, volatile and difficult world."
“Our best tribute to Prime Minister Abe would be obviously, to work for a stronger India,” EAM Jaishankar during the book launch event of “The Importance of Shinzo Abe: India, Japan and the Indo-Pacific”.
With an opening stand of 121, India dominated the first session of Day 1 of the second Test match against West Indies at Port of Spain in Trinidad on Thursday.
"Delighted to welcome German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck in New Delhi. A productive discussion on the many new opportunities of India-Germany cooperation that a rising India presents. Also exchanged perspectives on the conflict in Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific situation," Jaishankar said
Virat Kohli scored 76 runs off 182 balls while smashing five boundaries as India defeated West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in the 1st Test match. The Indian cricket team is going to face West Indies in the second Test match at the Queens Park Oval track in Port of Spain on Thursday.
Indian-American Ajay Banga, who is in Gandhinagar in Gujarat to attend the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, met Jaishankar on Wednesday and talked about India’s endeavours to “propel larger development.”
Jaiswal on his debut had smashed a marvellous 171 against the Windies and had a match-winning partnership with senior stars skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli that paved way for an innings win over the Windies in Dominica.
India cruised to a comprehensive victory over the West Indies in the opening Test of the two-match ICC World Test Championship series in Dominica earlier this month and both Rohit and Jaiswal were prominent with superb centuries.
During his stay, Vice-Chancellor Habeck is expected to hold high-level meetings with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, as well as with the Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and of Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh
"Concluded a visit to Thailand for the BIMSTEC and Mekong Ganga Cooperation meetings. Took forward Neighbourhood First and Act East," Jaishankar said in a tweet.