Angela Merkel

During a news conference in Astana, the Russian President said he did not know former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was afraid of dogs saying he apologized earlier and wants to repeat his apology again. Germany's Angela Merkel has recalled tricky dealings with world leaders from Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin during her 16-year chancellorship in her frank memoirs, published as her legacy comes under intense scrutiny. "Someone who was always on his guard to avoid being treated badly and always ready to dish it out, including power games with dogs and making others wait for him.

While host German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the leaders to open the 12th G20 Summit, a separate meeting of BRICS leaders took place on the sidelines. The official details of the BRICS meet could not be immediately ascertained. Outside the Summit venue, violent protests continued by various rights groups, including anti-capitalist groupings.

Cameron's plan to ban migrants from claiming British benefits for four years was roundly opposed during talks at a summit in Brussels on Thursday night, with French President François Hollande leading the resistance.

Modi and Merkel held bilateral talks on Monday to discuss security, economy, climate change and infrastructure. Both sides support expanding the United Nations Security Council.

Merkel, accompanied by a large delegation of Cabinet Ministers and top officials, arrived in Delhi on Sunday night and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday morning.

The fast-track approvals process will ensure that German firms will have a single point of contact in the Indian administration, helping them to navigate a web of red tape that often thwarts business initiative.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reached India for a two day visit. Chancellor Merkel will exchange notes with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several bilateral issues; we could also see some hard talk by the Chancellor on trade and investment bottlenecks faced by German companies in India & their disappointment with the pace of reforms.

According to Sarah Hewin, there are still some risks with regards to the US, mainly concerns around the debt ceiling, etc

Trevor Williams, chief economist at Lloyds TSB presents his expectations from the German elections, in an interview to CNBC-TV18. He expects the government to be led by Angela Merkel.

Germany's stance on European issues in June is going to be critical to the world economy. the bets are more in favor of a solution which is to kick the can, open up the flood gates of Eurobonds, print money and Germany playing a significant role in solving the problem.

Louise Cooper of BGC Partners explained to CNBC-TV18 that the European markets were bogged down by a number of worries. This includes a French Presidential candidate with strong anti-austerity views who has won the first round of polls and the collapse of the Dutch government over disagreement over observing austerity measures.

Nick Parsons of National Australia Bank says the reasons why European markets are buoyant right now is the absence of any 'real' news.

Julian Callow, chief European economist at Barclays Capital spoke to CNBC-TV18 about his expectations of market reaction to the euro summit.

Nick Parsons of National Australia Bank says even though the markets have taken a U-turn, concrete action is needed at next week's EU Leaders Summit to see positive movement henceforth.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Richard Gibbs, global head of Macquarie Securities says, it will be a period of sustained volatility and brinkmanship till December 4.

David Buick, partner at BGC tells CNBC-TV18 that a write down of debt on the books of European banks - a proverbial haircut - could help the situation.

Christopher Palmer of Henderson Global Investors says that the market certainly have priced in practically a certainty of some form of Greek default and perhaps, a euro exit at this point.

Bruno Verstrate, chief executive officer, Nautilus Invest in an interview to CNBC-TV18 said, issues related to growth and European debt are bothering global markets making equities unwanted at this point in time.

Expectations were running high ahead of the Merkel-Sarkozy meet last night, but the outcome sure has disappointed the Street.

Sarah Hewin, Regional Head of Research-Europe at Standard Chartered, gives her views on what these announcements amount to and what they will mean for the Euro Zone and whether they provide any sort of lasting solution to the problems that the zone currently faces or not.