A ‘key state’: India is gaining significance as a political and economic partner for Germany
A ‘key state’: India is gaining significance as a political and economic partner for Germany

Author(s): Lidia Gibadło, Sebastian Płóciennik
Subject(s): Economic history, Labor relations, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Comparative politics, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: India; Germany; economic cooperation; political dialogue; Indo-German relations; low labour costs;
Summary/Abstract: Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India in February this year was unlike his other foreign trips. This visit was important not only politically but also economically: the German chancellor was accompanied by managers of companies such as Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, Deutsche Post and SAP. This once again proves Germany’s growing interest in building stronger relations with India. In June 2022, Scholz invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a G7 meeting at Schloss Elmau. Only two months earlier, Modi had paid an official visit to Berlin during the sixth bilateral intergovernmental consultations. In February this year, in addition to the chancellor himself, Christian Lindner (FDP) and Annalena Baerbock (Greens) visited India. Their visits were part of meetings of the finance and foreign affairs ministers of the G20 group.

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