German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit India from October 24 to 26

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay a three-day visit to India beginning Thursday to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in the areas of defence, trade and clean energy.

Scholz travelled to India twice last year — for a bilateral state visit in February and to attend the G20 Leaders’ summit in September.

On October 25, the PM and the Chancellor will co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC).

Chancellor Scholz will be accompanied by senior ministers in his cabinet for the IGC consultations.

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.

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Scholz will pay an official visit to India from October 24 to 26 at the invitation of PM Modi.