New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- Germany announced on Monday that is will provide visa free transit facility to Indian passport holders for transiting through Germany, with an aim to make travel easier for Indian nationals.

This means that Indian nationals will not longer need an airport transit visa for layovers in Germany's international transit areas to catch a connecting international flight. However, it does not automatically allow the travelers to leave the airport, enter Germany, or stay there using this facility.

The change came during Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first visit to India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked him for boosting people-to-people ties.

"PM Modi thanked Chancellor Merz for the announcement of the visa free tr...