German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the second day of his two-day official visit to India.He was received at the Kempegowda International Airport by Karnataka Minister for Large & Medium Industries M B Patil and senior government officials.During his visit to the IT city, Merz, along with his delegation, is scheduled to visit the India headquarters of German tech major Bosch at Adugodi. He will then go to the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the renowned Indian Institute of Science, before emplaning from Bengaluru, according to information.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Bengaluru today. He is scheduled to visit the Indian headquarters of German tech major Bosch.
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Karnataka's Large and Medium Industries Minister, M B Patil, received him at the airport along with senior officials.#Germany… pic.twitter.com/JkB0lKPljl
This is Merz's first trip to Asia as the German chancellor.Merz on Monday held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, following which the two sides inked 19 pacts, including a roadmap for defence industrial collaboration and another on expanding cooperation in the higher education sector. A separate pact was inked on engagement in the telecommunications sector. Modi and Merz visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Monday morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, and later inaugurated Gujarat's famous kite festival. The German Chancellor also made a trip to Adalaj Ni Vav, an iconic stepwell near Gandhinagar city.
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