Beran A, a 21-year-old Austrian citizen, pledged allegiance to Islamic State and stockpiled bomb-making materials at his apartment. He planned to attack tens of thousands of Taylor Swift fans outside Vienna's stadium.
Noting that the world is passing through a very serious and tense situation that has affected every nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India and Austria support a "stable, sustainable and lasting peace’’ in West Asia and Ukraine, underlining that military conflicts cannot resolve problems.
India and Austria plan to expand collaboration across tech, defence and workforce mobility, with a renewed push for trade, innovation partnerships and stronger global supply chain roles.
Austria’s Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker arrived in India on Wednesday for his first official visit, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties across key sectors such as trade, investment and emerging technologies.
Stefan Priesner of Austria has taken over as the UN’s head in India, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
India polled 87 votes as against 54 votes by Austria in the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) elections held during the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting in Brussels. The country will also hold the presidency of IIAS for the period 2025-2028.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger over phone and both the leaders expressed their firm opposition to nuclear blackmail.
There are several opportunities for investment and business collaboration between Austria and India, especially in sectors such as e-mobility, semiconductors and fintech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Austria from April 8 to 13, a statement from the ministry said on Monday.
Austria’s newly formed three-party coalition government is an unusual experiment in European politics.
