Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz held delegation-level talks in Gandhinagar after joint cultural events in Ahmedabad, including a visit to Sabarmati Ashram and the International Kite Festival.
- India and Germany signed agreements to expand cooperation in defense, skill development, health and education, including a roadmap to boost joint defense industrial work.
- Germany will post a navy liaison officer to India’s Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region to strengthen maritime information-sharing, according to official briefings reported by Indian media.
- Negotiations continue on a proposed multibillion-euro submarine program with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Mazagon Dock, which was not concluded during this visit.
- Bilateral trade has reached roughly $50–51 billion, a large CEO delegation joined Merz to pursue commercial ties, and both leaders flagged the India–EU free trade agreement as a priority still under negotiation.