Germany and India seek to collaborate more closely on issues such as climate change, migration, and democracy. At the Indo-German intergovernmental discussions in Berlin, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inked a total of 14 agreements for deeper collaboration.
Modi was also invited to the G7 meeting in June, which will be held at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria. “In terms of economics, security policy, and climate policy, India is an important partner for Germany in Asia,” Scholz added. “We are prepared to maintain and, more importantly, develop our strong collaboration with India on global concerns.”
Collaboration in the creation of hydrogen
Above all, Modi praised the increased collaboration on climate change. He stated, “Today, we ask for an Indo-German alliance for green and sustainable development.” Collaboration in the future technology hydrogen is one of the initiatives that has been agreed upon. According to the Federal Ministry of Economics, India might become an important worldwide manufacturing destination for green hydrogen in the long run due to favorable circumstances for renewable power generation.
By 2045, Germany should be CO2-neutral. Production processes in the steel and chemical industries, for example, must be substantially rebuilt to achieve this. Above all, green hydrogen, which is produced using green power, should play a significant part in the conversion. Germany will almost certainly need to import enormous amounts of hydrogen.
A collaboration agreement on migration from India to Germany was also reached between Germany and India. This, according to the administration, involves both legal migration and migrant return cooperation. It is Germany’s first comprehensive mobility and migration agreement with a nation of origin, according to the statement. Scholz emphasized Germany’s need for competent people.
At the G7 meeting, it is one of four host nations
India is the world’s second-most populous country, the world’s biggest democracy, and a significant economy. It is now one of four countries invited by Scholz to the G7 meeting in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria, alongside Indonesia, Senegal, and South Africa. The G7 includes the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, and Canada, in addition to Germany.
Germany assumed the leadership of the “Group of Seven” for a year at the beginning of January. The summit, hosted by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will take place in the Bavarian Alps from June 26 to 28. (SPD). Aside from the crisis in Ukraine, the focus will be on climate change, pandemic preparedness, and boosting international cooperation and democracy across the world. After his discussion with Modi, Scholz remarked, “We must consider democracy as a concern of humanity that binds us and for which we share responsibility.”
Government dialogues are an outgrowth of unique ties with a chosen group of partner nations. Since 2011, it has existed in India. It was the Chancellor’s second in-depth conversation with an Asian country in a matter of days. He had just returned from a trip to Japan. Scholz’s trip had sparked controversy since, unlike his predecessors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schröder, he had not visited China beforehand. Germany and other Western nations view China, the world’s most populous country and Asia’s most powerful economy, as a system competitor.
On the question of Ukraine, there are disagreements
However, there are disparities between Germany and India, most notably in the politics of Ukraine. India has taken a neutral position on Russia’s aggressive military campaign. It opposes Western sanctions and votes nay on US Security Council resolutions – both against and for Russia.
India, on the other hand, has recently purchased additional low-cost Russian oil. India has always had positive relations with Russia – and before with the Soviet Union – and is largely reliant on Moscow for military hardware and spare components. India, on the other hand, enjoys cordial connections with the West. Recently, the country has only deepened its ties with the United States.
Following his discussion with Modi, Scholz renewed his call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to cease the war in Ukraine, end the “senseless bloodshed,” and evacuate Russian forces from the country. Force should not be used to push boundaries.
