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At over 40,000, Indians now form the largest international student community in Germany

German deputy head of mission says country saw 32.6% more Indian tourists in 2023 compared to 2022.

You’re not a viceroy—Pakistanis call out German diplomat for response to pro-Palestine heckler

Germany's ambassador to Pakistan, Alfred Grannas, lost his cool at students who heckled him at a Lahore event saying ‘his country was brutally abusing people speaking for rights of Palestinians’.

Germany accuses China of spying on it, arrests 4 Germans. Beijing denies, summons envoy

Arrests come amid growing friction between Berlin and Beijing, with German ambassador to China Patricia Flor calling the summon ‘a telling move’.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet

It will be interesting to see which side actually de-risks more from the other at what cost and how it impacts geopolitics, particularly China’s backing of Russia.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off China visit, his longest to any country

German CEOs are accompanying Scholz amidst Europe's concerns over Chinese trade practices. China is one of Germany's top trade partners.

Indian Navy team in Germany to inspect AIP tech for new submarines, Spain next

The Navy has insisted on a proven Air Independent Propulsion system for the next generation of submarines that is to be built under P75I, a plan formulated 24 years ago in 2000.

Germany says Russian intercept of call on Ukraine was ‘operational mistake’ of one officer

Russian media last week published an audio recording of a meeting of senior German military officials held by Webex discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike by Kyiv on a bridge in Crimea.

‘There’ll be no European & NATO ground troops on Ukrainian soil,’ says Germany’s Scholz

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday ruled out suggestions that European countries and NATO alliance members would send ground troops to

Herero-Nama killings in Namibia set template for genocide—Germany can’t forget horrific history

Namibia’s demand that Western colonisers refrain from dishing out moral homilies on genocide and settler colonialism is far from unreasonable.

On Camera

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.