German NSA Pltner holds talks with counterpart Doval, EAM Jaishankar
German NSA Jens Pltner on Thursday held separate talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as part of preparation for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to India later this month.
Scholz is visiting India to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the framework of India-Germany Inter Governmental Commission (IGC).
Pltner's trip to India came weeks after Jaishankar travelled to Berlin.
"Pleasure to meet Jens Pltner, Security & Foreign Policy Advisor to @Bundeskanzler. Continued our conversations from Berlin last month and took stock of preparations for the upcoming India-Germany IGC," Jaishankar said on X.
The IGC is the highest forum to deliberate on India-Germany relations.
German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann described Pltner's meeting with Doval as "fruitful".
In the IGC meeting, both sides are expected to carry out a comprehensive review of the India-Germany ties including in areas of trade, ...