Overview
- The two-day first Asia visit concluded Tuesday after talks in Gujarat and technology engagements in Bengaluru.
- Both governments announced 19 agreements plus policy steps, including plans to develop a defence industrial cooperation roadmap and a new dialogue across the semiconductor value chain.
- Berlin voiced strong support for expediting the long-delayed India–EU free-trade agreement.
- People-to-people measures included visa-free transit for Indian passport holders and a framework to recruit Indian healthcare workers for Germany.
- Industry collaboration was showcased in Bengaluru with Bosch’s hydrogen mobility demonstrator and AI security platform, while police enforced temporary no-drone zones near the sites.