India, Germany sign 27 pacts, including on cooperation in Defence, education, economy

Key Highlights

• The Agreements/MOUs were signed during the ongoing visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India.
• The German Chancellor arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday on a two-day visit to India.
• The Agreements/MOUs are : Joint Declaration of Intent on Strengthening Bilateral Defence Industrial Cooperation, Joint Declaration of Intent on Strengthening the Bilateral Economic Cooperation.
• Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Field of Critical Minerals, Joint Declaration of Intent on India-Germany Semiconductor Ecosystem Partnership, Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Field of Telecommunications, Joint Declaration of Intent for Joint Cooperation in Research and Development on Bioeconomy, Joint Declaration of Intent on the extension of tenure of the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), Joint Declaration of Intent on the Framework Conditions of Global Skill Partnerships for Fair, Ethical and Sustainable Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals, Joint Declaration of Intent for Establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Renewable Energy at National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad, Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in Sport, Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Field of Postal Services.
• The MOUs are : Between the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology and Infineon Technologies AG, Between All India Institute of Ayurveda and Charité University, Germany, Between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water Industries (DVGW), Between National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India and German Maritime Museum-Leibniz Institute for Maritime History, for the Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), Lothal, Gujarat, On Youth Hockey Development between Hockey India and German Hockey Federation (Deutscher Hockey-Bund e. V.) The other pacts signed are: Offtake Agreement for Green Ammonia between an Indian Company, Letter of Intent between the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, and Deutsche Post AG, Establishment of Track 1.5 Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue, Establishment of a Bilateral dialogue mechanism on Indo-Pacific, Adoption of the Work Plan of India-Germany Digital Dialogue (2025-2027).