German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann said on Thursday that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit India by the end of October for Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC).
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with key ministers from his cabinet, is scheduled to visit India at the end of October 2024 to engage in high-level bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann on Thursday met the Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and discussed Indian politics and Indo-German relations.
Noting that countries with shared values and convergent interests must collaborate in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that Germany should take greater interest in the Indo-Pacific just as India seeks to do in the Euro-Atlantic.
The Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP) between Germany and India is a well-funded initiative, allocating over Euro 1 billion annually to a range of specific projects across India, said German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann.
Germany has voiced its concerns over the unfolding political situation in Bangladesh, and expressed hope for early elections and a swift transition to a civilian government.
German Air Force is conducting joint training exercises with the Indian Air Force for the first time, said German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann on Tarang Shakti-2024, which is set to begin at Air Force Station Sulur in Tamil Nadu on August 6.
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.
German businesses see India as a very "stable place" to invest following the Lok Sabha election, said the country's Ambassador Philipp Ackermann on Friday, while anticipating increased German investment in India after the India-EU Free Trade Agreement resolves tax and tariff "impediments".
The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with India's Ministry of Agriculture, aims to establish a sustainable framework for regular exports of Indian agricultural products to Germany and other European countries.