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TopicOlaf Scholz

Topic: Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Scholz makes unexpected visit to Ukraine, promises military aid worth $683 mn

At Kyiv, Scholz will hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is set to push NATO to invite Ukraine to join the military alliance at a meeting in Brussels this week.

Germany to hold elections on 23 February, 11 weeks after Scholz’s governing coalition collapse

Opposition parties, however, wanted an earlier vote, saying country risked being left rudderless at a time of economic crisis and that Trump's victory posed diplomatic challenges.

Watch CutTheClutter: Olaf Scholz govt’s collapse & how Germany is set up to maintain checks on power

In Episode 1551 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses Germany's unique political framework and how it avoids pitfalls of majoritarianism.

Trump, German coalition collapse to loom large as European leaders meet in Budapest

By Philip Blenkinsop and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Donald Trump's return to power and the collapse of Germany's ruling coalition will be major talking points at a meeting of nearly 50

Germany, India sign key intel pacts; Scholz says ‘pleased’ with Delhi’s efforts to end Ukraine war

Scholz, who met Modi Friday, is in India for 7th round of intergovernmental consultations along with some senior German ministers. Both countries signed a number of agreements.

Trade on one hand, derisking on other. Germany’s Scholz says ‘need to be open, not naive’ on China

In India for next round of intergovernmental consultations, Scholz talks about his country’s India push, including devising strategy to attract skilled Indian employees to Germany.

Germany’s looking for FTA. What India wants is a strategic gateway to Europe

Germany is already India’s largest trading partner in Europe and has been pushing to overcome hurdles in the ongoing negotiations for an EU-India FTA.

German chancellor and Spanish PM to visit India back to back, submarines among key focus areas

While German firm TKMS has tied up with state-run MDL, Spain's Navantia has tied up with L&T to bid for Project 75 (India), under which 6 conventional submarines are to be built.

Defence policy to be discussed, await Indian decision on submarines: Germany ahead of Chancellor visit

German Chancellor & 8 cabinet ministers expected to arrive in India in October last week for intergovernmental consultations. Defence, military & development partnership on agenda.

2 international summits, multiple bilateral engagements—October to be a busy month for Indian diplomacy

Jamaican PM Andrew Holness met PM Modi on his India visit this week. Maldivian President Muizzu & German Chancellor Scholz are expected to visit, too. Modi likely to travel to Laos & Russia.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.