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TopicFriedrich Merz

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Amid tensions with Iran, Netanyahu speaks to PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz, French President Macron

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French...

‘Unbearable’: Germany threatens action against Israel after food & medicine shortages in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised air strikes on Gaza as no longer justified by the need to fight Hamas and 'no longer comprehensible', in comments at a press conference in Finland.

Germany’s conservative leader Merz’s chancellor bid fails as he falls short of majority in Parliament

Merz's conservatives won national elections in February with 28.5 percent of the vote but need at least one partner to form a majority government.

Envoy Ackermann rejects fears of liberal order collapse in Germany, says ‘80% voted non-extremist’

In an interview with ThePrint, the German ambassador to India said Germany’s ties with India & US will remain strong despite political shifts and realignments in Europe.

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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.