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’.
US, India’s 2nd largest trading partner, has taken note of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. India had earlier strongly protested comments by German spokesperson in this regard.
Speaking to ThePrint, German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann highlights areas of Indo-German cooperation including the Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development.
A German Foreign Ministry spokesperson had said the Delhi CM is ‘entitled to a fair and impartial trial’. MEA says 'biased assumptions are most unwarranted'.
At ongoing Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, it was announced the two countries would jointly host a conference to make investors aware of business opportunities in the sector.
Ministry of External Affairs summoned German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann last week to discuss 'high priority' case of 2-yr-old Indian girl taken from parents over allegations of abuse.
Speaking to ThePrint, German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann says Baby A suffered ‘unspeakable harshness’, adding that efforts underway to safeguard child’s Indianness.
In 2 judgments dated 13 June, local family court rejected the parents’ application to return 28-month-old Baby A to them or hand the child to a third party, the Indian Welfare Services.
With German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in town, India has told the European nation it is welcome to set up factories here for manufacture of military equipment, it is learnt.
India should aim to get European investments that are clearly no longer going to China. That is where the dots of its efforts to save Asia from China’s dominance converge at its most basic.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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