India–Germany Partnership for the Future

shubham kumar

13 Jan 2026

2 Min

India–Germany Partnership for the Future

Why in News?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid his first official visit to India, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The visit marks 75 years of diplomatic relations and the silver jubilee of their Strategic Partnership. The leaders signed 19 agreements to deepen cooperation in defense, green technology, and resilient supply chains.

Key Points

Defense Industrial Roadmap: A "Joint Declaration of Intent" was signed to develop a roadmap for the co-development and co-production of defense platforms, focusing on submarines (Project-75I), U-boats, and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS).
Green Partnership (GSDP): Germany committed an additional €1.24 billion for renewable energy, green hydrogen, and the PM e-Bus Sewa program.
Critical Technology: New pacts were inked for semiconductors, critical minerals, and AI to build secure global supply chains.
Mobility & Skill: Germany announced visa-free transit for Indian passport holders and a roadmap for higher education, including a Dual Degree program between IIT Madras and Dresden University.
Economic Milestone: Bilateral trade surpassed $50 billion in 2024.
Security: Germany will deploy a Liaison Officer to the Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) and participate in Exercise MILAN and TARANG SHAKTI 2026.

Important Terms

GSDP: Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (Started in 2022).
Project-75 (India): Strategic project for building six advanced conventional submarines with German collaboration (TKMS).
Track 1.5 Dialogue: A new Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue involving both government officials and non-official experts.
IMEC: India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, reaffirmed as a transformational connectivity project.

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