Just months before becoming chancellor of Austria on Monday, Christian Stocker was a party functionary with no ministerial experience, fast approaching retirement age and barely known outside the political bubble.

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Christian Stocker on his swearing-in as Austria's Chancellor, expressing hope for a strengthened India-Austria partnership. Stocker's coalition government aims to address economic challenges and enforce stricter immigration and extremism measures.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Christian Stocker on being sworn in as the Federal Chancellor of Austria, and said he looks forward to working with him to take mutually beneficial cooperation to unprecedented heights.