Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation tour covering Germany, Denmark and France during May 2-4, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced. The tour is the first overseas travel by the Indian leader which has additional significance as it will take place in the backdrop of the unfolding war in Ukraine.
In Berlin, Mr. Modi will hold talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the leaders will co-chair the sixth edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC). This is the first such meeting of the IGC since the departure of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the formation of the new government in December 2021.
Announcing the visit from the German side, Minister of State for Federal Foreign Office Tobias Lindner told the media in Delhi that the visit would focus on renewable energy and other opportunities that had opened up because of the war in Ukraine and Europe's collective response to confront Russia for the military aggression against Ukraine. "It will give both sides an opportunity to exchange ideas", said Mr. Lindner.
