Gandhinagar, Jan. 12 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday highlighted India's continuing engagement with German authorities on the case of Ariha Shah, an Indian girl child who has been in German foster care for 40 months, stressing that New Delhi is approaching the matter with a humanitarian focus while extending support to the family.

During a media briefing, Misri noted that India has been in sustained communication with German authorities both in India and in Germany. "We have been in discussions with the German government, all the German authorities, their embassy here in Delhi, and the German government in Berlin, and all the agencies involved, for quite some time," he said.

He noted that while the case had previously been t...