India, Jan. 13 -- As a move to strengthen ties between India and Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced that Indian travellers will no longer need a transit visa at German airports. The announcement came on Monday during the German leader's visit to Gujarat.

The decision is expected to ease international travel for Indian nationals and increase people-to-people ties between New Delhi and Berlin.

A transit visa is short-term permit which allows travellers to pass through a country, for a layover, to reach a final destination.

This visa requires proof of onward travel and your documents must show that you do not intend for a lengthy stay in the country.

With this new move from Germany, Indians stopping in Berlin and other Germ...