(FILES) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2023. From October 24-26, 2024, German Chancellor Scholz will pay an official visit to India. Scholz and Prime Minister Modi will both chair the Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) on October 25, before addressing the 18th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business. Scholz will then travel to Goa to visit German naval ships deployed in the Indo-Pacific. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)