The Ministry of Defence on Sunday, 19 April, said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a three-day official visit to Germany from 21 to 23 April, aimed at further strengthening the strategic defence partnership between the two countries.
During the visit, Singh is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius and other senior leaders of the German government.
The discussions are expected to focus on enhancing defence industrial collaboration, strengthening military-to-military engagements, and exploring opportunities in emerging domains such as cyber security, artificial intelligence and drones.
A Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and an Implementing Arrangement for Cooperation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations training are likely to be signed in the presence of both Defence Ministers.
The visit will also provide an opportunity to review ongoing defence cooperation initiatives and identify new areas for collaboration between the defence industries of India and Germany, according to the ministry.
Singh is expected to interact with key representatives of the German defence industry to promote joint development and co-production under the Make in India initiative.
This will be the first visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Germany in seven years.
The last such visit was undertaken by the then defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in February 2019, while Boris Pistorius visited India in June 2023 and held discussions with Rajnath Singh.
The ministry said that India and Germany share a strong and multifaceted strategic partnership, anchored in democratic values, rule of law, and a shared commitment to a rule-based international order.
Defence and security cooperation has emerged as an important pillar of this partnership in recent years.
The objective of the visit is to further deepen bilateral ties and contribute to regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity, the ministry said.
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