Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership
Leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, September 10, 2026, coinciding with 75 years of diplomatic ties.
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PM Modi speaks to Chancellor Merz; says Germany important pillar of India's engagement with Europe
Photograph: The Economic Times (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
- Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the India-Germany strategic partnership across multiple sectors.
- The conversation coincided with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Germany.
- Modi described Germany as an important pillar of India's engagement with Europe.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 12 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
68/100
Craft
72/100
Hype
15/100
12 sources · methodology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, September 10, 2026. During their telephone conversation, both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the strategic partnership between India and Germany. This engagement is set to expand across trade, investment, defence, clean energy, advanced technologies, and talent mobility.
The call also marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Germany. Prime Minister Modi stated that Germany is an important pillar of India's engagement with Europe and a valued partner for promoting global peace, stability, and prosperity. He added that both countries will continue to strengthen their forward-looking strategic partnership for the benefit of their people.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific date of the telephone conversation, Thursday, September 10, 2026. The full report from The Economic Times stated the call occurred on "Thursday" and included a post from Modi on 'X' dated September 10, 2026, but did not explicitly state the date in the main text. The digests from these outlets did not include this specific date.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 10 Sept 2026, 18:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led on Prime Minister Modi's description of Germany as an important pillar of India's engagement with Europe. The Economic Times, in its full report, quoted Modi saying Germany is "an important pillar of India's engagement with Europe and a valued partner for promoting global peace, stability and prosperity." The Statesman digest also highlighted this statement, reporting that Modi "calls Germany 'important pillar of India’s engagement with Europe'".
Right
4 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the reaffirmation of the strategic partnership between India and Germany. Digests from Latestly, Tribune India, aninews.in, and Times of India all highlighted that the leaders "vowed to deepen Strategic Partnership" or "reaffirmed the commitment of India and Germany to further deepen their Strategic Partnership across key areas, including trade and investment, defence, clean energy, advanced technologies and talent mobility."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership biased?
- Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Modi and Merz reaffirm India-Germany strategic partnership?
- 12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When did Prime Minister Modi speak with German Chancellor Merz?
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by telephone on Thursday, September 10, 2026. This conversation took place as India and Germany marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
- What was the main focus of the conversation between Modi and Merz?
- The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the strategic partnership between India and Germany. They agreed to strengthen collaboration across key sectors such as trade, investment, defence, clean energy, advanced technologies, and talent mobility.
- What did Prime Minister Modi say about Germany's role?
- Prime Minister Modi described Germany as an important pillar of India's engagement with Europe. He also stated that Germany is a valued partner for promoting global peace, stability, and prosperity.
Read it at the source
12 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- PM Modi speaks to German Chancellor Merz, calls Germany 'important pillar of India’s engagement with Europe' (opens The Statesman in a new tab)
The Statesman — is The Statesman biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi speaks to Chancellor Merz; says Germany important pillar of India's engagement with Europe (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
4- PM Modi Speaks with German Chancellor, Vows to Deepen Strategic Partnership (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- PM Modi speaks with German Chancellor, vows to deepen Strategic Partnership - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
Tribune India — is Tribune India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi speaks with German Chancellor, vows to deepen Strategic Partnership (opens aninews.in in a new tab)
aninews.in — is aninews.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi speaks to Chancellor Merz; says Germany important pillar of India's engagement with Europe (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
6- PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz reaffirm commitment to strengthen strategic partnership (opens The Rahnuma Daily in a new tab)
The Rahnuma Daily — is The Rahnuma Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Reaffirm Commitment to Deepen Strategic Partnership (opens Yes Punjab in a new tab)
Yes Punjab — is Yes Punjab biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz Reaffirm Commitment To Strengthen Strategic Partnership (opens Ommcom News in a new tab)
Ommcom News — is Ommcom News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz reaffirm commitment to strengthen strategic partnership (opens Indian Abroad News in a new tab)
Indian Abroad News — is Indian Abroad News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz reaffirm commitment to strengthen strategic partnership (opens bhaskarlive.in in a new tab)
bhaskarlive.in — is bhaskarlive.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
- India-Germany: PM Narendra Modi Spoke to the German Chancellor, What Agreement Was Reached Regarding the Partnership Between the Two Countries? (opens Amar Ujala in a new tab)
Amar Ujala — is Amar Ujala biased? Our profile of this outlet
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