Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Friedrich Merz on becoming Germany's Chancellor and emphasized strengthening the India-Germany Strategic Partnership.
• Both leaders underscored a shared commitment to combating terrorism, aligning with India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.
• India is deploying seven multi-party delegations globally to expose Pakistan’s role in fostering terrorism, including a team led by MP Ravi Shankar Prasad heading to Germany.
• Operation Sindoor and India’s diplomatic offensive aim to isolate Pakistan internationally by highlighting its alleged terror exports.
• Chancellor Merz assumed office on May 6, marking a leadership transition that could further deepen bilateral ties in trade, defense, and security.