‘United in Fight in Terrorism’: PM Modi talks to German Chancellor Frederick Merz, congratulates him on holding office
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the Chancellor of Germany Frederick Merz for holding office. The two leaders discussed “regional and global development” and repeated their stance in the “fight against terrorism”.PM Modi said in a post on X, “Talked to Chancellor @_fiedrichmerz and congratulated him for taking over. We confirmed our commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India and Germany. Regularly and global development exchange ideas. We were united in the fight against terrorism.”This comes when the world is dealing with the results of the implementation of tariffs by Donald Trump-Administration. At the regional level, India’s anti -terrorism efforts under Operation Sindoor received global support. Merz was elected the new Chancellor of Germany earlier this month, winning the second round in the second round after the first unexpected blow. His initial failure marked a historic moment- a Chancellor candidate in post-war Germany failed to win in the first round. Despite surprise, political analysts were confident of his opportunities. In the second ballot, Merz received 325 votes out of 630, won a clear majority and became the 10th Chancellor of Germany since World War II.
