Photo: Manpreet Romana
07 June 2011
Germany in India
In a traditional ceremony, Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Speaker of Parliament Smt. Meira Kumar light an oil lamp. Under the motto "Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities“ the Year of Germany was begun in New Delhi on 31 May 2011. The ceremony was accompanied by the Young Euro Classic Orchestra – Germany and India playing pieces by Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Beethoven. The Year of Germany in India marks sixty years of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of India. The event year will examine issues of rapid urbanization on the subcontinent under the motto StadtRäume-CitySpaces.
