Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz held delegation‑level talks in Gandhinagar after cultural engagements in Ahmedabad during Merz’s first official visit to India.
- Both sides signed a defence‑industrial cooperation declaration with a roadmap for joint development and production, alongside agreements on semiconductors, critical minerals, telecommunications and a green ammonia offtake.
- Mobility and knowledge links were expanded through a framework for recruiting Indian healthcare professionals, an Indo‑German higher‑education roadmap, an extension of the IGSTC and a new CEO forum.
- Germany announced €1.24 billion in new financing under the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership, and India announced visa‑free airside transit for Indian passport holders in Germany.
- Reports said talks on a six‑submarine program with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Mazagon Dock are ongoing, with Merz set to continue business and research meetings in Bengaluru.