India, Germany Ties Strong Anchor in Times of Conflict, Uncertainty: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said strategic partnership between India and Germany has emerged as a strong anchor at a time when world is faced with tensions, conflicts and uncertainty.

Participating in Seventh Inter-Governmental Consultations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Modi said India-Germany ties were a transformational partnership of two capable and strong democracies and t a transactional relationship.

" world is passing through times of tensions, conflicts and uncertainty. In Indo-Pacific region, re are serious concerns about rule of law and freedom of navigation. In times like this, strategic partnership between India and Germany has emerged as a strong anchor," Modi said.

prime minister recalled that this was Scholz's third visit to India and marked "triple celebration" of friendship between India and Germany.

"In last IGC in Berlin in 2022, we took important decisions for our bilateral cooperation. In two years, re has been encouraging progress in various sectors of our strategic relations. re has been increasing cooperation in areas such as defence, techlogy, energy, green and sustainable development that have become symbols of mutual trust," Modi said.

prime minister also welcomed ‘Focus on India’ strategy anunced by Germany.

"I am delighted that to expand and elevate our partnership, we are taking several new and important initiatives and moving from ‘Whole of Government’ to Whole of Nation approach," Modi said.

IGC framework was launched in 2011 and allows for a comprehensive review of cooperation and identification of new areas of engment between two countries across various sectors.

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