Travelling via Germany? Indians no longer need a transit visa
The move, effective June 3, is expected to simplify international travel for Indian passengers using German airports as transit points while reflecting closer bilateral ties.
The move, effective June 3, is expected to simplify international travel for Indian passengers using German airports as transit points while reflecting closer bilateral ties.
On his first visit to Asia after assuming office last year, the German Chancellor indicated that the India-EU trade pact could be signed as early as this month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ahmedabad next week as the two countries explore the possibility of signing several key agreements during the much-anticipated visit.
Apart from high-level diplomatic engagements with the visiting foreign dignitary, the Prime Minister’s Gujarat visit includes a symbolic revisit to the historic ‘Sack of Somnath’ of 1026, marking nearly a thousand years since the event.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit India on January 12–13 and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad to review India–Germany strategic and economic ties.
“It was wonderful to meet German Chancellor Mr. Friedrich Merz. India’s ties with Germany are robust, especially in areas such as trade, technology, innovation, and more,” PM Modi said in a post on X, highlighting the positive outcome of the meeting.
Visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed deep concern over the scale and intensity of Israel's recent airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, arguing that the operations have gone beyond what is necessary in the so-called fight against terrorism, especially given their severe humanitarian consequences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and said India and Germany are united in the fight against terrorism.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here, reaffirming Germany's steadfast commitment to UN peacekeeping operations.
