Overview
- Delegation-level talks in Gandhinagar yielded signed MoUs, with both sides highlighting expanded collaboration across technology, renewables and resilient supply chains.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said bilateral trade has surpassed $50 billion and announced a planned India–Germany Center of Excellence to accelerate innovation.
- Leaders emphasized deeper security cooperation, with plans to ease defense trade priorities and draft a roadmap for industry collaboration focused on co-development and co-production.
- A separate submarine program valued at about €5 billion for six vessels with Thyssenkrupp and Mazagon Dock remains under negotiation under the Make in India framework.
- The visit began with joint appearances at Sabarmati Ashram and Ahmedabad’s kite festival, and Merz is scheduled to visit Bosch and the CeNSE institute in Bengaluru on January 13.