German Chancellor Angela Merkel will land in India on Thursday with an entourage from 12 ministries and will have dialogs on different topics points with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Around 20 agreements are expected to be signed by India and Germany, covering a varying topics.
Delegates will hold bilateral meetings with their Indian partners.
“The topics of discussions would include artificial intelligence, sustainable development, urban mobility, agriculture and football among others,” said Walter J Lindner, the German envoy.
Merkel’s two day visit would also involve meeting empowering female personalities, and visiting a metro station in Gurgaon.
Under the Modi government, India has built strong ties with France, Russia, Japan, Saudi Arabia while blancing relations with USA, China and Iran as well.
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The Foreign policy of the Modi Government (also referred to as the Modi Doctrine) concerns the policy initiatives made towards other states by the current Modi government after he assumed office as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. The Ministry of External Affairs, headed by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is responsible for carrying out the foreign policy of India. Modi’s foreign policy is currently focused on improving relations with neighbouring countries in South Asia, engaging the extended neighbourhood in Southeast Asia and the major global powers. In pursuit of this, he has made official visits to Bhutan, Nepal and Japan within the first 100 days of his government, followed by the United States, Myanmar, Australia, and Fiji. Read More
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