German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is heading to India. In the face of US tariffs, Russian threats and an uncertain China, Germany is courting the Asian giant as a trading and geopolitical partner. The two countries are expected to sign an $8 billion deal for German company Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Indian state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) to jointly produce submarines in India.
Chapter Breakdown
0:00 Merz departs for first visit to India as German Chancellor
0:33 DW’s Sandra Petersmann and Sharique Ahmad report on transfer of technology between Germany and India
4:05 Shairee Malhotra, Deputy Director at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, in what Merz and Modi hope to gain from the visit
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