With Germany and India both shaken by Trump 2.0, they’re now trying to deepen ties from business to defense – with Friedrich Merz greeted to much fanfare by Narendra Modi in the Indian Prime Minister’s home city. But is this for real, or are the good vibes just for show? Find out in this edition of Berlin Briefing with Richard Walker, Biresh Banerjee, Michaela Küfner, and Sandra Petersmann.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Merz in India
03:21 Modi’s hometown
06:26 Competing for attention
07:10 Modi & Merz
08:40 Shifting strategy
10:37 What India wants
12:14 What Germany wants
15:27 EU-India trade deal
16:35 Sticking points
18:52 Steel & cars
23:47 Defense deals
25:15 Trust issues
27:06 Breakthrough?
30:38 Compartmentalization
32:57 A new realism
38:18 Populism
42:59 Predictions
45:49 Outro
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