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‘Betrayed My Confidence’: Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz Fires Finance Minister

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, leaving the government on the verge of collapse. Scholz said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year. According to a BBC report, the Chancellor said he didn’t have any trust in Linder, who leads a rival party that is a part of the ruling “traffic light” coalition government which includes — Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, Lindner of the Free Democratic Party, and Robert Habeck of the Green Party. Internal tensions had been brewing for weeks before it exploded into the open on Wednesday night. According to BBC, Scholz said that Linder had betrayed his confidence and put the interests of his party over those of the country. The announcement comes amid fears that the incomi...
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India, Germany to ink military logistics deal | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a joint statement issued after the Modi-Scholz meeting, India and Germany stressed the importance of the Indo-Pacific for prosperity and security as well as for addressing global challenges. Both sides also highlighted the importance of freedom of navigation and of unimpeded maritime routes in accordance with International Law, in all maritime domains, including in the Indo-Pacific."In this context, both governments declared their joint intent to conclude a Memorandum of Arrangement regarding mutual logistics support and exchange between the armed forces of India and Germany to further intensify defence and security ties and to establish a basis for provision of mutual logistics support, including in the Indo-Pacific theatre. With a view to deepening cooperation in the Indo-P...
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Modi Raised Ariha Shah’s Foster Care Case With Scholz, Closely Following Issue: Foreign Secy

New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The case of Ariha Shah, a three-year-old Indian girl who has been in foster care in Germany, was raised during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz here on Friday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. At a media briefing, the foreign secretary also said the chancellor has assured the prime minster that he is "very closely following" the issue. The girl has been in foster care in Germany for more than 36 months following allegations of minor physical abuse. Her parents, Bhavesh and Dhara Shah, are residents of Mira Bhayander in Maharashtra's Thane district. "The case has been followed very, very closely by us.... Our embassy in Berlin has taken it up. When the external affairs minister was in Germany a few weeks ag...
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‘Threat Of Nuclear Weapon Use Unacceptable’: India, Germany Joint Statement On Russia-Ukraine C

In a significant diplomatic engagement, India and Germany expressed their deep concerns over the ongoing war in Ukraine, emphasising its tragic humanitarian consequences. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Olaf Scholz held discussions during the seventh round of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations in New Delhi on Friday. According to a joint statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders firmly rejected the use or threat of nuclear weapons in the context of the conflict. The joint statement highlighted the leaders’ shared stance, stating, “The leaders expressed their deepest concern over the war raging on in Ukraine, including its terrible and tragic humanitarian consequences. They reiterated the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting...
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Germany, India sign key intel pacts; Scholz says ‘pleased’ with Delhi’s efforts to end Ukraine war
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Germany, India sign key intel pacts; Scholz says ‘pleased’ with Delhi’s efforts to end Ukraine war

New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is “pleased” by India’s willingness to use its reliable relationship with all parties to the Russia-Ukraine war and to contribute in bringing about a peaceful political solution to end this conflict.  “Especially in times like these, it is of the utmost importance that India is an anchor of stability in South Asia. The international rules-based order has come under massive pressure as a consequence of Russia’s attack on Ukraine,” said the German chancellor, in a statement to the press after the intergovernmental consultations that led to the conclusion of a key intelligence pact with New Delhi Friday. Scholz added: “I approve that India supports a lasting and just peace and I am pleased about your readiness to make use of the reliable relations that...
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Migration & Mobility, EU FTA To Be Main Focus Of German Chancellor Scholz’ India Visit

Berlin, Germany: The upcoming visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to India is likely to usher in enhanced partnership between India and Germany on labour migration and mobility as well as some forward movement in the proposed India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), ABP Live has learnt. Chancellor Scholz will be on a three-day visit to India starting Thursday. On Friday, Modi and Scholz will co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC). The German Chancellor travelledSource link
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German govt looks to ‘free’ India from dependence on Russia. Arms sales, military cooperation in focus
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German govt looks to ‘free’ India from dependence on Russia. Arms sales, military cooperation in focus

New Delhi: Expanding the security partnership between India and Germany, especially to reduce New Delhi’s reliance on Russian defence purchases, along with deepening economic and energy ties and promoting this within the European Union (EU), figure in the ‘Focus on India’ paper adopted by the German cabinet Wednesday. The new perspective on ties comes around 10 days before Chancellor Olaf Scholz and at least eight cabinet ministers are expected to visit New Delhi for intergovernmental consultations. One of the key pillars envisioned by Berlin is in the realm of security, specifically cooperation on arms and the joint presence of German and Indian armed forces in the Indo-Pacific on a “more permanent footing”. Show Full Article “The German government aims to co...
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German chancellor and Spanish PM to visit India back to back, submarines among key focus areas
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German chancellor and Spanish PM to visit India back to back, submarines among key focus areas

New Delhi: India’s much-awaited decision on Project 75 (India) or P75 (I), under which six new submarines are to be built, will be one of the key focus areas when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez make back-to-back visits to the country later this month. Scholz will be the first to arrive, landing in New Delhi on 25 October with a large delegation that will include Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius. While Scholz will leave the next day following bilateral and delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Spanish prime minister will land on 27 October for a three-day visit, sources in the know told ThePrint. Show Full Article Both countries are in contention for the Indian Navy’s mega contract to bu...
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Live Piercing, Real Blood During Theatre Performance Leaves 18 With Severe Nausea

Eighteen theatregoers in Germany required medical treatment for severe nausea over the weekend after watching a performance that included live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse and copious amounts of fake and real blood.  A doctor has been called in for treatment in three instances, said the opera’s spokesperson, Sebastian Ebling, reported the Guardian. “On Saturday we had eight and on Sunday we had 10 people who had to be looked after by our visitor service,” he added.  The audience members had come to watch two performances of Sancta, a work by the Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger. She is known for freewheeling performances that blur the line between dance theatre and vaudeville. Holzinger's all-female cast typically performs partially or fully naked, and previous shows...
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Defence policy to be discussed, await Indian decision on submarines: Germany ahead of Chancellor visit
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Defence policy to be discussed, await Indian decision on submarines: Germany ahead of Chancellor visit

New Delhi: Defence and military strategy is “on the table” for discussions between India and Germany later this month during the intergovernmental consultations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, said Philipp Ackermann, Berlin’s envoy to India, Tuesday. “Defence will certainly be discussed and military policy, strategy will be discussed, it is on the table. The submarine deal is the decision of the Indian government that is beyond our influence and we will wait for what the Indian government has to say,” said Ackermann to ThePrint on the sidelines of an event hosted by the German embassy on “Diversity in Diplomacy”. German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is in the running for the contract on building the much-delayed Project 75 (India) submarine...
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Germany arrests woman who allegedly passed airport details to suspected spy for China – Times of India

BERLIN: German authorities have arrested a Chinese national accused of passing information on a major air freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China, prosecutors said Tuesday.The woman, identified only as Yaqi X. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday, federal prosecutors said in a statement.She is suspected of working for a Chinese intelligence service, providing information on flights, freight including military equipment and passengers.The suspect works for a company that provides logistical services at sites including the Leipzig/Halle Airport, prosecutors said. The airport handles both passengers and freight but is known principally as a cargo hub.They alleged that, between August 2023 and mid-February this year, she rep...
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EAM Jaishankar’s 6-Day Visit To Saudi Arabia, Germany, Switzerland From Sunday To Boost Ties

New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will on Sunday embark on a six-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Germany and Switzerland with a larger aim to boost overall bilateral ties and deliberate on pressing regional and global challenges. He will first travel to the Saudi capital Riyadh on a two-day trip primarily to attend the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers' meeting, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The GCC is an influential grouping comprising the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The total volume of India's trade with GCC countries stood at USD 184.46 billion in the financial year 2022-23. In Riyadh, Jaishankar is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of several G...
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Rise of Germany’s far-right AfD stokes fears at concentration camp site – Times of India

The historian running the memorial at Germany's former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald is no stranger to hate crime and threats, but he fears more trouble ahead after the far-right AfD's election triumph.Jens-Christian Wagner says the rise of the anti-immigration party, which won Thuringia state elections with 33 percent of the vote Sunday, reflects a hardening of attitudes that could spell new dangers."My colleagues and I have been upset and depressed since Sunday evening," said the director of the foundation that administers the site.Wagner said he worries about worse to come after a spate of attacks in recent years, both on social media networks that have been "flooded with revisionist content" and on site, including swastika graffitis.The Nazi symbol has also been scrawled into the ...
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German Far-Right Party Scores Lead In State Polls For 1st Time Since World War 2

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is set to win a state election for the first time since World War 2, projections showed on Sunday. Meanwhile, a new populist force on the left has secured a strong position in the country’s political landscape. The AfD emerged in the top spot in Thuringia, with 32.8% of the vote, and second place in Saxony, with 30.6%, according to preliminary results, AFP reported. Speaking about the results, Alice Weidel, the AfD’s co-leader, said that it was a “historic success”, and that the party had become the biggest force in a state election for the first time. “It is a requiem for this coalition [in Berlin],” she said, as quoted by The Guardian. The conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) got the second place with around 24.5% ...
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Another Mass Stabbing In Germany: Six Injured In Knife Attack On Bus In Siegen

In yet another mass stabbing in Germany, at least six people were wounded after a woman started attacking people with a knife in a bus on its way to the city festival in Siegen on Friday evening. The suspect, a 32-year-old German national, was reportedly arrested after the attack. Three of six of the victims injured in the attack are in life-threatening condition, German publication Deutsche Welle reported quoting authorities. As per the report, around 40 people were on the bus travelling to a city festival at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, authorities are probing the motive behind the crime. Asserting that there were no indications that it was a terrorist attack, police have appealed to citizens to "not to spread false reports" on social networks or other channels. As per a report b...
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