Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited India for the Fifth Biennial Inter Governmental Consultations (IGC). The Chancellor was accompanied by several Ministers and State Secretaries of the Federal Government, as well as a high-powered business delegation. During the IGC, the two sides discussed the deepening of cooperation in traditional sectors such as transport, skill development and energy, and explore possibilities for cooperation in newer areas like green urban mobility, AI, etc.