Prime Minister Modi will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026. Chancellor Merz will be on an official visit to India on January 12-13, 2026. The leaders will review the India-Germany Strategic Partnership, which has recently completed 25 years and discuss further cooperation in trade and investment, technology, education, skilling, mobility, defence, security, science, innovation, research, green and sustainable development, and people-to-people ties. The two leaders will visit Sabarmati Ashram at around 9:30 AM, participate in the International Kite Festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront around 10 AM and engage in bilateral discussions from 11:15 AM onwards at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. They will also exchange views on regional and global issues and engage with business and industry leaders from both countries. Entry Date: January 9, 2026, 12:05 PM by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2212753. Visitor Panel: 1265. MJPS/SR.
Key Entities Referenced
India-Germany Strategic Partnership: A bilateral partnership between India and Germany spanning various sectors.
Ahmedabad: City in India where the meeting and events take place.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to meet German Chancellor Merz in
Ahmedabad on 12th January
The two leaders to review the progress made in the India-
Germany Strategic Partnership
PM Modi and Chancellor Merz to visit Sabarmati Ashram and
also participate in the International Kite Festival in
Ahmedabad
प्रव तथ: 09 JAN 2026 12:05PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister will meet the Federal Chancellor of Germany, H.E. Mr. Friedrich Merz on 12 January in
Ahmedabad.
Federal Chancellor of Germany, H.E. Mr. Friedrich Merz will be on an official visit to India on 12-13
January 2026 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be Chancellor Merz’s first
official visit to India.
At around 9:30 AM on 12 January, the two leaders will visit the Sabarmati Ashram and at around 10 AM,
they will participate in the International Kite Festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront. This will be followed by
bilateral engagements 11:15 AM onwards at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
The two leaders will review the progress made in the India-Germany Strategic Partnership, which has
recently completed 25 years. Their discussion will also focus on further intensifying cooperation in trade
and investment, technology, education, skilling and mobility, while also advancing collaboration in
important domains of defence and security, science, innovation and research, green and sustainable
development, and people-to-people ties.
Prime Minister Modi and Chancellor Merz will also exchange views on issues of regional and global
importance, and engage with business and industry leaders of the two countries.
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