Germany Is Courting India as Ties With China Sour: What to Watch
- Chancellor Scholz will see Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi
- Modi met with Putin and Xi at BRICS summit in Russia this week
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Germany is trying to cultivate India as a source of trade and geopolitical support as its deteriorating relations with China cast a pall over the country’s economic future.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarks on a three-day visit to India Thursday accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and executives as he seeks to forge a strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders will meet on Friday morning and chair a joint cabinet meeting.