Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a three-day official visit to Germany from April 21 to 23, aimed at strengthening the strategic defence partnership between the two nations.
During the visit, Singh is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius and other senior government leaders. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that discussions will 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 key outcome of the visit is likely to be the signing of a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap, along with an implementing arrangement for collaboration in United Nations peacekeeping operations training. These agreements are aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation and advancing joint capabilities.
The Defence Minister is also expected to engage with leading representatives of the German defence industry to promote joint development and co-production initiatives under India’s “Make in India” programme.
The MoD said that the visit will provide an opportunity to review ongoing defence cooperation projects and identify new avenues for collaboration between the two countries’ defence sectors.
This marks the first visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Germany in seven years. The last such visit was undertaken by Nirmala Sitharaman in February 2019. Meanwhile, Pistorius had visited India in June 2023, during which he held extensive discussions with Singh.
India and Germany share a strong and multifaceted strategic partnership, grounded in democratic values, the rule of law, and a shared commitment to a rules-based international order. Defence and security cooperation has increasingly emerged as a key pillar of this relationship.
The visit is expected to further deepen bilateral ties and contribute to regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity.
