Documents concluded

1. Presentation of the Roadmap on Innovation and Technology between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of India

2. Launch of the Green Hydrogen Roadmap by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India

3. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of India

4. Agreement on the Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of India

5. JDI on Green Urban Mobility Partnership-II between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

6. JDI on 2+2 Calls for Advanced Materials under the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) between the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Department for Science and Technology of the Government of the Republic of India

7. MoU between the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft e.V. (MPG) and the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

8. MoU between the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft e.V. (MPG) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

9. JDI on Innovation and Incubation Exchange Programme between the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of the Republic of India

10. MoU between the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) on Disaster Mitigation

11. MoU on Polar and Ocean Research between the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and the Alfred-Wegener Institute Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar and Meeresforschung (AWI)

12. JDI for Collaborative Research and Development in Infectious Disease Genomics between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR – IGIB) and Leipzig University

13. JDI for the partnership on Mobile Suitcase Lab for Diagnostic purposes between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR – IGIB), the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Health (AIIMS), Leipzig University, VINS Bioproducts Limited und GenextGenomics

14. JDI on India-Germany Managerial Training Program (IGMTP) between the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India

15. MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Skill Development and Vocational Education and Training between the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of India

16. Joint Declaration of Intent of Labour and Employment between Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Labour & Employment of the Republic of India

17. JDI between IIT Kharagpur and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to implement the co-funded Joint Research Programme ‘German India Academic Network for Tomorrow (GIANT)’

18. Memorandum of Agreement between IIT Madras and TU Dresden to establish an intensified partnership known as ‘TransCampus’

Key Announcements

19. Placing a German Liaison Officer in the Information Fusion Center Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)

20. German support for India’s Observer status in the Eurodrone programme

21. German projects and funding commitment of 20 Mn Euros under Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)

22. Establishing Regional Consultations between the Foreign offices of India and Germany (Africa, West Asia and North Africa)

23. Millet related Pilot projects in Madagascar and Ethiopia and full-scale projects in Cameroon, Ghana and Malawi under Triangular Development Cooperation (TDC) framework

24. Launch of the GSDP Dashboards

25. Establishment of the first International Research Training Group between India and Germany

Events

26. Holding of the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2024)

27. Holding of a Defence RoundTable on the sidelines of the APK 2024

28. Indo Pacific Deployment of German Naval ships: Joint exercises between Indian and German Navies and Port calls of German ships in Goa