German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay a three-day visit to India beginning Thursday, October 24, to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, news agency PTI reported. The two leaders will focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in the areas of defence, trade and clean energy.

Scholz visited India twice last year — first for a bilateral state visit in February and then to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in September. On Friday, the PM and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC), stated PTI.