Rama Krishna Sangem
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in New Delhi on October 24,Thursday as part of his three-day official visit to India during which he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in wide-ranging talks on strategic ties in several key areas. Germany is the third largest economy in the world, with 4.45 billion US dollars economy.
This is next after the US and China economies. Germany per capita income is 42,878 US dollars.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a post on X said, “Olaf Scholz of Germany lands in New Delhi for the 7th Intergovernmental Consultations and the 18th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2024).”
The Chancellor, who arrived late Thursday night, was received by Ministry of State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai. The MEA had in a statement earlier said that Scholz will pay an official visit to India from October 24 to 26 at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi.
The two leaders will hold wide-ranging talks with a focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in the areas of defence, trade, and clean energy. On Friday, Modi and Scholz will co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC).
Scholz, Modi meeting Friday
The IGC is a whole-of-government framework under which ministers from both sides hold discussions in their respective areas of responsibility and report on the outcome of their deliberations to the prime minister and the chancellor. The two leaders will hold wide-ranging talks with a focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in the areas of defence, trade, and clean energy. On Friday, Modi and Scholz will co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC).
The IGC is a whole-of-government framework under which ministers from both sides hold discussions in their respective areas of responsibility and report on the outcome of their deliberations to the prime minister and the chancellor.
At a media interaction at his residence here on Wednesday, Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said the country “will have a big basket of things” to discuss on Friday when the chancellor and the five federal ministers of Germany will be in New Delhi.
The German Cabinet has recently adopted a key document, ‘Focus on India’, aimed at elevating the bilateral relations to the next level, the country’s envoy also said.
