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October 31, 2026 12:29 PM

Jaishankar Holds Bilateral Meetings with EU, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Argentina on G20 Sidelines

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the European Union, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Argentina on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, discussing bilateral cooperation and key regional and global developments. During his meeting with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Jaishankar discussed the Ukraine conflict and the situation in the Gulf. He ...

October 24, 2026 12:03 PM

Piyush Goyal Holds Talks with German Industry Leaders to Boost India-Germany Economic Ties

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has concluded his two-day official visit to Germany, with a series of engagements in Berlin focused on strengthening bilateral trade, investment, advanced manufacturing and research cooperation. During his visit on October 23, the Minister held discussions with senior German government officials, business leaders, research institutions and members of the Indian diaspora to explore opportunities for expanding economic and industrial collaborat...

October 23, 2026 12:15 PM

Piyush Goyal Holds Talks with German Firms to Boost Investment, Manufacturing in India

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held discussions with senior executives of three leading German companies — Fresenius Group, Bayer and Knauf Group — in Berlin to explore opportunities for expanding manufacturing, increasing investment and strengthening bilateral collaboration in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, sustainable construction materials and infrastructure. In a series of posts on social media platform X, the Minister highlighted India's growing healthcare sector, m...

October 8, 2026 1:13 PM

Spain stay atop FIFA rankings; Portugal rise to fifth

Spain have pulled further ahead of second-placed Argentina on the FIFA world ranking, while Portugal and Switzerland have jumped two places to fifth and 12th respectively. Australia, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Sweden, Greece, Mali and South Africa were also among the multiple-position risers on the latest edition of the global ladder. Spain replaced Argentina atop the world ranking in July, largely thanks to their 1-0 extra-time victory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. Luis de la Fuente’s side,...

September 10, 2026 1:12 AM

Trump attributes state election win of Germany’s far-right to immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump attributed the win of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a state election to immigration rules and regulations that he cast as "horrible". The AfD, bolstered by public angst over the scale of mass immigration, surged into first place on Sunday in the election in Saxony-Anhalt, the first time a far-right party has come within reach of power at the state level since World War Two. Trump has long accused various European countries including Germ...

September 3, 2026 10:23 AM

India, Germany discuss energy security, low-carbon development and carbon markets

Union Power and Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal held a bilateral meeting with German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Climate Protection and Nuclear Safety Carsten Schneider in New Delhi on Wednesday to review and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector. The discussions covered a range of areas, including energy security, electrification, low-carbon development, carbon markets and diversification of supply chains. The two m...

June 3, 2026 12:52 PM

Germany scraps airport transit visa requirement for Indians; move takes effect from June 3

Indian nationals will no longer require an airport transit visa when travelling to a third country through German airports, the German Embassy in India announced on Tuesday. “Indian nationals will no longer require a transit visa when traveling to another country with a layover at a German airport. The lifting of the so-called airport transit visa requirement for Indian citizens was announced in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on June 2, 2026, and takes effect on June 3, 2026,” ...

May 4, 2026 12:34 PM

NATO’s Rutte says Europeans have ‘gotten message’ from Trump

European nations have "gotten the message" from U.S. President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday. Trump has accused some NATO nations of not doing enough to support the United States in the Iran war. In a further sign of his discontent with European allies, the U.S. announced on Friday plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. "Yes, there has been some disappointment from the...

May 4, 2026 10:04 AM

German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, but stressed there was no link between their rift and a planned troop drawdown. Merz dismissed suggestions that his criticism of U.S. war planning in Iran had sparked Washington's Friday announcement that the U.S. would reduce its military presence in Germany, its largest European base, by 5,000 soldiers, and repeated his commitment to...

April 29, 2026 2:59 PM

Trump hits back at German chancellor after Iran criticism

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran on Tuesday, a day after Merz said the Iranians were humiliating the United States in talks to end it. "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, mischaracterizing Merz's position. Merz has said Iran must not have a nuclear weapon. Merz said on Monday that Iran's leaders...