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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will undertake a three-day visit to Paris and Berlin beginning Sunday for high-level talks on energy, trade and defence -- sectors that have become increasingly critical amid a fractured geopolitical landscape. Misri's visit to France and Germany comes at the end of his trip to the US, where he met Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a number of other senior officials of the Trump administration. The West Asia crisis and its impact on energy security are expected to figure prominently in Misri's talks with the interlocutors in Paris and Berlin. In Paris, the foreign secretary will co-chair the India-France Foreign Office Consultations along with Martin Briens, the secretary general of the French Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Saturday. Both Misri and Briens will discuss a wide range of issues, including defence, civil nuclear energy, space, cyber and digital, artificial intelligence and initiatives ...
Platforms like LogiMAT India 2026 can catalyse over 15 per cent or USD 7.5 billion of bilateral logistics and investment growth between India and Germany over the next three years, said German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Chief. Bilateral trade between India and Germany has crossed the USD 50 billion milestone in 2024-25, underscoring the countries' deepening partnership in logistics, technology, and investment, a statement said. According to the statement, as India and Germany recalibrate their economic and trade engagement, the world's biggest logistics show in India, LogiMAT India 2026, will bring together 43 German companies and leading innovators from across the logistics and supply chain spectrum. "Germany is India's largest trading partner in the European Union, and our logistics and technology partnership is entering a new era. Platforms like LogiMAT India can catalyse over 15 per cent (USD 7.5 billion) of bilateral logistics and investment growth in the next three ..
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to the Bosch campus here on Tuesday underscored the deep economic and technological ties between India and Germany in the areas of mobility, manufacturing and innovation, the company said. The visit, Bosch said, also reinforced the long-standing partnership between the two countries. Merz, who is on a two-day official visit to India, arrived in the IT city of Bengaluru on the second day of his trip and visited the Bosch campus at Adugodi. Guruprasad Mudlapur, President of the Bosch Group in India and Managing Director of Bosch Limited, hosted the delegation at the company's headquarters, showcasing innovations developed in the region, according to a press release. "We feel honoured to welcome the esteemed Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to the Bosch India campus. His presence not only affirms Bosch's enduring legacy but also reinforces India's position as a global hub of technological innovation and economic growth," Mudlapur said. "Th
Shoring up bilateral ties in trade, investment, critical technologies and defence are set to be the focus of wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ahmedabad on Monday. As Merz's trip to India is taking place amid a fractious geopolitical environment, including the US's display of raw military strength to capture Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, the German leader and Modi are also likely to discuss pressing global challenges. Merz's January 12-13 visit to India will be his first to Asia as the German Chancellor. Ways to bring peace to Ukraine may also figure prominently in Modi-Merz talks. The German leader will travel to Bengaluru after concluding his engagements in Ahmedabad. Besides holding talks with PM Modi, Merz is scheduled to visit the Sabarmati Ashram, participate in a kite festival and attend a skill development event in Ahmedabad, according to officials. In their talks, Modi and Merz are likely to deliberate