New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the strengthening ties between India and Germany, citing recent cooperation as evidence of their deepening friendship.
Speaking at the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference on German Business 2024, PM Modi said, “On the one hand, the CEO Forum meeting is being held here, on the other hand, our navies are training together.
German naval ships are in port at Goa. And in a little while, the seventh intergovernmental consultations between India and Germany will be organized.
“That is, the friendship between India and Germany is deepening at every step, on every front,” he added.
PM Modi said that this year marks the completion of 25 years of strategic partnership between India and Germany and added that the next 25 years will take this partnership to new heights.
“This year marks the 25th year of the strategic partnership between India and Germany. The next 25 years will take this partnership to new heights. We have prepared a road map for a developed India in the next 25 years,” PM Modi said.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed the release of the German cabinet’s Focus on India document, which outlines how two strong democracies and leading economies can collaborate for global good.
“I am happy that at such a crucial time, the German Cabinet has released the ‘Focus on India’ document.” The Focus on India document is a blueprint for how the world’s two strong democracies, the world’s two leading economies, can together become a force for This clearly reflects the approach and commitment to developing the strategic partnership in a comprehensive manner. The confidence that Germany has shown in India’s skilled workforce is particularly amazing,” he said.
PM Modi also expressed confidence that Germany’s decision to increase visas for skilled Indians will boost its growth.
“Germany has decided to increase the number of visas given to skilled Indians every year from 20 thousand to 90 thousand. I am convinced that this will give a new boost to Germany’s growth,” he said.
“Our mutual trade has reached a level of more than 30 billion dollars. Today, on the one hand, hundreds of German companies are in India, while Indian companies are also rapidly increasing their presence in Germany. Today, India is becoming the biggest hub of diversification and de-risking. India is also becoming a center of global trade and manufacturing. In such a situation, this is the best time to do in India, do for the world,” PM Modi said.
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