New Delhi, March 4 -- PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Christian Stocker for being sworn in as the Federal Chancellor of Austria and he hopes the partnership between the two countries will make a steady progress.

Taking to X, Modi said, "Warmly congratulate H.E. Christian Stocker on being sworn in as the Federal Chancellor of Austria. The India-Austria Enhanced Partnership is poised to make steady progress in the years to come. I look forward to working with you to take our mutually beneficial cooperation to unprecedented heights."

Austria's first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country's longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-r...