Modi's Berlin visit signals Asian pivot for Atlanticist Merkel


  • World
  • Monday, 29 May 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his supporters during the celebration marking the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's three years in power at the Khanapara Veterinary ground in Guwahati, India, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika

BERLIN (Reuters) - India is keen to attract more German companies to invest and improve bilateral relations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ahead of a two-day visit to Europe's leading economic power that begins on Monday.

Modi's arrival comes a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel shocked many in Washington and London by saying Europe must take its fate into its own hands, implying that the United States under President Donald Trump and Britain after its Brexit vote were no longer reliable partners.

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