Jump to content

Germany–India relations: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
corrected
Rescuing 1 sources, flagging 0 as dead, and archiving 102 sources. #IABot
Line 60: Line 60:


== Cultural & Education cooperation ==
== Cultural & Education cooperation ==
Germany has supported education and cultural programmes in India. Germany helped establish the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] after both governments signed an agreement in 1956 and increased its co-operation and supply of technology and resources over the decades to help expand the institution.<ref name="E">{{cite web|title=History of IIT Madras|url=http://www.iitm.ac.in/The%20Institute/History.html|date=2008-04-08|publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]|accessdate=2008-10-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="C">{{cite web|title=Kapil Sibal inaugurates Indo-German Science and Technology Centre|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/15972|author=|publisher=Newstrack India|accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> India has launched seven micro-satellites into Polar orbits for German universities since 1999.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
Germany has supported education and cultural programmes in India. Germany helped establish the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] after both governments signed an agreement in 1956 and increased its co-operation and supply of technology and resources over the decades to help expand the institution.<ref name="E">{{cite web|title=History of IIT Madras |url=http://www.iitm.ac.in/The%20Institute/History.html |date=2008-04-08 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] |accessdate=2008-10-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080914185515/http://www.iitm.ac.in:80/The%20Institute/History.html |archivedate=September 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="C">{{cite web|title=Kapil Sibal inaugurates Indo-German Science and Technology Centre|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/15972|author=|publisher=Newstrack India|accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> India has launched seven micro-satellites into Polar orbits for German universities since 1999.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}


In the late 1960s, German aircraft designer [[Kurt Tank]], who worked for [[Focke-Wulf]] during World War II, went to work in India. First was first employed as the Director of the [[Madras Institute of Technology]], and later joined [[Hindustan Aeronautics]], where he designed the [[HAL HF-24 Marut|Hindustan Marut]] fighter-bomber, the first military aircraft constructed in India. Kurt Tank left Hindustan Aeronautics in 1967 and by the 1970s had returned to live in Berlin.
In the late 1960s, German aircraft designer [[Kurt Tank]], who worked for [[Focke-Wulf]] during World War II, went to work in India. First was first employed as the Director of the [[Madras Institute of Technology]], and later joined [[Hindustan Aeronautics]], where he designed the [[HAL HF-24 Marut|Hindustan Marut]] fighter-bomber, the first military aircraft constructed in India. Kurt Tank left Hindustan Aeronautics in 1967 and by the 1970s had returned to live in Berlin.

Revision as of 15:02, 25 January 2016

India-Germany relations
Map indicating locations of India and Germany

India
Germany

Bilateral relations between the Republic of India and Germany have been traditionally strong due to commercial, cultural and technological co-operation.

History

A Sikh soldier (of the 4th Division (the Red Eagles) of the Indian Army, attached to the British Fifth Army in Italy) holding a captured swastika flag after the surrender of Nazi German forces in Italy. Behind him, fascist inscriptions on the mural says VIVA IL DUCE, "Long live the Duke" (Benito Mussolini). Photo circa May 1945

India and Germany had indirect contact during ancient times, resulting more visibly in Nazi Germany's use of the swastika in its flag.[1]

During World War I, India was under British rule. Consequently, the British Indian Army was ordered to contribute soldiers to the Allied war effort, including on the Western Front. Over 9000 soldiers died in World War I. Pro-independence activists within the colonial armies sought German assistance for the cause of India's freedom resulting in the Hindu German conspiracy during World War I.

During World War II, the Allied war effort mobilized 2.5 million volunteer troops from British India. Subhas Chandra Bose, a prominent freedom fighter for Indian independence, made a determined effort to obtain India's independence from Britain by seeking military assistance from the Axis powers. The Indische Legion was formed to serve as a liberation force for British-ruled India and was principally made up of British Indian prisoners of war and expatriates in Europe.

A Sikh soldier of the Indische Legion deployed to the Atlantic Wall near Bordeaux, France. (Photo taken on 21 March 1944 by Propagandakompanien der Wehrmacht)

The newly formed Republic of India was one of first nations to end the State of War with Germany after World War II and did not claim war reparations from Germany although 24,000 soldiers serving in the British Indian Army died in the campaign to fight Nazi Germany.[2]

India maintained diplomatic relations with both West Germany and East Germany and supported their reunification in 1990.[3][4]

Germany condemned India for liberating Goa from Portuguese rule in 1961 and supported Portugal's dictatorial regime under Salazar against India. Germany was critical of India for intervening in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Germany rejected India's 1998 nuclear tests[3] with Chancellor Helmut Kohl saying: "this was the wrong decision for them to take; we do not accept that decision."[5]

Bilateral relations

Official visits by German Presidents & Chancellors

In 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made an official visit to India that led to the signing of several agreements expanding bilateral co-operation in commerce, science, technology and defence.[6]

In 2013, German Chancellor Angela Merkel led a German delegation which included German Federal Ministers of Transport, Building & Urban Development, Interior, Defence, Education & Research, Parliamentary State Secretary for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear safety; to the Second India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations in New Delhi.

On 4 October 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel travelled to India for the Third Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations [7][8][9][10][11][12] accompanied by several members of her government (Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Science & Technology Minister Johanna Wanka, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller, Food and Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt) and a contingent of business leaders. Merkel and her German delegation travelled on a German military cargo plane (a Luftwaffe Airbus A310 military transport aircraft called Kurt Schumacher) because the official government aircraft of the German Chancellor (Konrad Adenauer, a Luftwaffe Airbus A340-313 VIP) became unflightworthy after developing technical problems.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The visit, announced by the German embassy in India as a turning point in Indo-German relations,[22] suffered from poor timing and occurred in the context of negative public perception of Germany, brand "Made in Germany" and German corporate ethics - all of whom became tarnished by the rapid succession of highly visible public diplomacy disasters.[citation needed]

On 5 October 2015, Angela Merkel visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Raj Ghat and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace prior to the Third Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations [23][24][25][26][27] which led to the signing of 18 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU).[28] Germany returned a 10th-century relic, a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga in her Mahishasuramardini avatar, which had been stolen from India.[29][30][31][32]

On 6 October 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held trade discussions on Indo-German science, technology & education cooperation with Angela Merkel in Bengaluru, India's aerospace and ICT hub, besides exploring opportunities to improve bilateral trade.[33][34][35][36] Merkel and Modi toured the vocational training facilities and innovation centre[37][38] of Robert Bosch - an OEM automotive parts supplier whose software is at the centre of the Volkswagen diesel emissions test violations scandal.[39][40][41][42][43][44] Angela Merkel's 3-day official visit to India concluded after the two leaders attended a business & technology forum hosted by NASSCOM and Fraunhofer Institute [45][46] where Merkel said: "India needs jobs, Germany needs people and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries,"[47][48] and opined that the advantages for German companies in India are its huge market, a great growth potential and an impressive capacity for innovation.[49]

Foremost newspapers in both Germany and India focussed primarily on the trade and investment aspects of the visit.[50][51][52][53][54][55] Germany's State broadcaster Deutsche Welle eloquently captured the prevailing mood regarding the visit with its editorial titled:"A first step in the right direction – no more, no less".[56] Indian Express in an editorial titled "She came and went" pondered over the modest nature of agreements announced during the visit and placed the onus on India to raise its attractiveness as a partner through concrete socio-economic progress and improvements in bilateral relations in India's immediate neighbourhood.[57] The Hindu termed the visit as a dosis realitaet reality-check for Merkel and Modi.[58]

Strategic ties

See also: India–European Union relations

The India-Germany strategic relationship is limited by the insignificance of German geopolitical influence in Asian affairs. Contrary to France and UK, Germany has no strategic footprint in Asia.

Over the past decade, Indo-German trade grew in volume but dropped in importance.[59] According to Indian Ministry of Commerce MX data: Total trade between India and Germany was $5.5billion (3.8% share of Indian trade and ranked 6) in 2004 and $21.6billion (2.6% share of Indian trade and ranked 9) in 2013. Indian exports to Germany were $2.54billion (3.99% ranked 6) in 2004 and $7.3billion (2.41% ranked 10) in 2013. Indian imports from Germany were $2.92billion (3.73% ranked 6) in 2004 and $14.33billion (2.92% ranked 10) in 2013.[60]

Anti-Indian public sentiment in Germany is an obstacle to the improvement of strategic ties between Germany and India.[61]

Global Geopolitical Reordering

India and Germany both seek to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and have joined with Japan and Brazil to coordinate their efforts via the G4 collective.[62] At the UN General Assembly summit in New York in September 2015, the P5 members of the UNSC dismissed any notion of dilution of their power at the UN's high-table and severely undermined efforts by G4 nations to gain access to the exclusive club. While India maintains that it will continue to demand a permanent seat with veto powers within a reformed UNSC with privileges identical to the P5 nations, it has signalled that strengthening of bilateral economic and political ties with neighbouring countries is the immediate priority.[63][64] Prevailing consensus within the United Nations that Europe is already over-represented within the UN Security Council, juxtaposed with long-established opposition from within Europe to the German candidature, constitute indomitable obstacles which confront Germany.[65][66][67][68][69]

A reality-check of geopolitical power of G4 nations at the 2015 UN General Assembly and Asian geopolitical compulsions have influenced India's choice to refocus on strategic bilateral engagements with France and UK who are UNSC P5 member States. German influence on the global stage is subject to accommodation by France and UK who are key global security actors. Restrictions imposed through the 1990 Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany effectively subordinates Germany to the Four Powers (USA, UK, France & Russia). The inevitability of a security reordering in Eurasia,[70] impending transformation of the political landscape within the European Union due to the unchecked rise of Euroscepticism, fast deteriorating security situation on the Eastern and Southern periphery of the European Union, assertive manoeuvring by Russia & China in their traditional areas of influence,[71] eventuality of alliances to counterbalance and prevent German dominance of Western Europe, and the improbability of Germany acceding to the UNSC have already been factored in by Indian strategic planners.[72][73][74][75][76]

Interviewed by The Hindu in the context of the 25th anniversary of German reunification, Mathias Rust the iconic German aviator who contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union by landing a small aircraft near the Red Square in Moscow on 28 May 1987, surmised that institutional failures in Western countries to preserve moral standards and uphold the primacy of democratic ideals was creating mistrust between peoples and governments. Pointing to the genesis of a New Cold War between Russia and the Western powers, Mathias Rust suggested that India should tread with caution and avoid entanglement: “India will be better served if it follows a policy of neutrality while interacting with EU member countries as the big European powers at present are following the foreign policy of the U.S. unquestioningly,”. Mathias Rust drew attention to the casus belli which is fuelling Euroscepticism: “Governments have been dominated by the corporate entities and citizens have ceased to matter in public policy,”.[77][78]

Defence & Security

A German delegation led by Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen interacting with senior officers of the Indian Navy's Western Naval Command in Mumbai; 28 May 2015.

India and Germany maintain an ongoing dialogue in the areas of commercial maritime security and cooperate in the field of anti-terrorism. The Indian Navy and the German Navy conducted joint-exercises in 2008 for the first time, following an anti-piracy co-operation agreement between the two nations signed in 2006.[citation needed]

Germany's military is principally structured to defend Eastern Europe and to supporting NATO operations in the Western European theatre of operations.[79] Unlike UK and France, Germany not only does not have any sovereign territories in the Indo-Pacific region but is also incapable of power projection.[80][81] Manpower limitations and armament restrictions imposed upon Germany through the 1990 Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany[82] prevent it from developing expeditionary forces and blue-water assets.

The inability of Germany to independently sustain long-distance high-intensity military operations and hostile public sentiment in Germany towards overseas combat operations are obstacles to a meaningful strategic defence and security relationship.[citation needed]

Cultural & Education cooperation

Germany has supported education and cultural programmes in India. Germany helped establish the Indian Institute of Technology Madras after both governments signed an agreement in 1956 and increased its co-operation and supply of technology and resources over the decades to help expand the institution.[83][84] India has launched seven micro-satellites into Polar orbits for German universities since 1999.[citation needed]

In the late 1960s, German aircraft designer Kurt Tank, who worked for Focke-Wulf during World War II, went to work in India. First was first employed as the Director of the Madras Institute of Technology, and later joined Hindustan Aeronautics, where he designed the Hindustan Marut fighter-bomber, the first military aircraft constructed in India. Kurt Tank left Hindustan Aeronautics in 1967 and by the 1970s had returned to live in Berlin.

Both nations established the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre in New Delhi to promote joint research and development in energy, environment, coal and water technologies.[6][84]

India and Germany have signed a MoU regarding the teaching of German-language in Kendriya Vidyalaya public schools in India and the reciprocal introduction of Sanskrit and modern Indian language in government schools in Germany.

Trade & Investment

Main articles: Economy of Germany and Economy of India
See also: Make in India and Made in Germany
Further information: Mittelstand, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, and Export-oriented industrialization

Stiff competition between foreign manufactured goods within the Indian market has seen machine-tools, automotive parts and medical supplies from German Mittelstand ceding ground to high-technology imports manufactured by companies located in ASEAN & BRICS countries.[85][86][87][88]

For the 2012-2013 (April–July) period, India's top 10 trading partners according to data published by the Indian Ministry of Commerce:[60][89]

Rank Country Total Trade bn US$ Trade Share %
1  China 49.5 8.7
2  United States 46.0 8.1
3  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 45.4 8.0
4  Saudi Arabia 36.3 6.4
5   Switzerland 16.7 2.9
6  Iraq 15.5 2.7
7  Singapore 15.4 2.7
8  Indonesia 14.8 2.6
9  Germany 14.7 2.6
10  Hong Kong 14.6 2.6

According to German Statistisches Bundesamt Indo-German trade data for 2014 : total trade with India was €15.98billion (ranked 25) with €1.86billion trade balance in Germany's favour. German exports to India was €8.92billion (ranked 25), German imports from India was €7.06billion (ranked 27).[90]

Germany is India's largest trading partner in Europe. Germany is the 8th largest foreign direct investor (FDI) in India. Germany's FDI totaled about 5.2 billion USD during the period 2000-2012, constituting about 3% of total FDI to India. Indian investments in Germany have seen sharp increase in last few years.[91] (Note: As a measure of comparison, Remittances to India by the Indian diaspora world-wide was US$70 billion in 2013-14).[92][93]

Indian Prime-Minister Narendra Modi jointly opened the Hannover trade fair Hannover Messe 2015 on 12 April 2015 along with Angela Merkel [94] and held trade & investment discussions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.[95]

In September 2015, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) was instructed by the Indian government to investigate if vehicles from Volkswagen had circumvented Indian laws and regulations on vehicle emission testing following the Volkswagen pollution control scandal. Ambuj Sharma, additional secretary at the Ministry of Heavy Industry, said: "ARAI has been asked to submit its report within a week."[96][97][98]

German immigration rules force accompanying spouses of overseas Indian workers who do not hold an EU blue card to pass a German language proficiency test as a condition to receiving residency permits and visas. The German language proficiency test requirement does not apply to European Union citizens and those from Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Korea and the USA.[99]

Perceptions

General public

See also: Stereotypes of South Asians

India suffers from a severe image deficit in Germany.[100][101]

In August 2007, a mob of over 50 persons attacked 8 Indians in Mügeln.[102][103][104][105]

In March 2015, Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger, the head of the biochemistry department at Leipzig University, caused furor in India by rejecting an internship application from an Indian student as a retaliation against India's 'culture of rape' and alluding to the existence of a wider Europe-wide boycott of Indian male students.[relevant?][106][107][108][109] The racial profiling, gender discrimination and xenophobic undertones of the incident placed the spotlight on prevalent institutional bias, increasing intolerance to foreigners and level of respect for the human rights of persons of color in Germany.[110][111][112][113] Indians have been deeply critical of the German institutional approach to the 2015 Leipzig University intern-ship affair and the absence of sanctions against professor Annette Beck-Sickinger. The Leipzig University internship controversy, occurred just weeks before the April 2015 official visit to Germany by Indian Prime-Minister Narendra Modi at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

BBC World Service Country Rating Poll data for Germany & India

See also: Anti-Indian sentiment and Anti-German sentiment

According to a 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 32% of Indians view Germany's influence positively, 42% neutral and 26% expressing a negative view, while only 16% of Germans view India's influence positively, 16% neutral and 68% expressing a negative view.[100]

Results of 2014 BBC World Service poll.
Views of India's influence by country[100]
Sorted by Pos-Neg
Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos-Neg
 Germany 16 68 16 -52
 Pakistan 21 58 21 -37
 Spain 20 50 30 -30
 Israel 9 34 57 -25
 Mexico 26 37 37 -11
 South Korea 36 47 17 -11
 France 40 49 11 -9
 China 27 35 38 -8
 Canada 38 46 16 -8
 Peru 26 31 43 -5
 Australia 44 46 10 -2
 United Kingdom 45 46 9 -1
 Brazil 41 36 23 5
 Turkey 35 29 36 6
 Chile 35 21 44 14
 Indonesia 47 24 29 23
 Japan 34 9 57 25
 Kenya 53 23 24 30
 Ghana 53 22 25 31
 India 56 22 22 34
 Russia 45 9 46 36
 Nigeria 64 22 14 42
Results of 2014 BBC World Service poll.
Views of Germany's influence by country[114]
Sorted by Pos-Neg
Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos-Neg
 Israel 25 38 37 -13
 Spain 44 40 16 4
 India 32 26 42 6
 Pakistan 35 27 38 8
 China 42 22 36 20
 Mexico 45 24 31 21
 Peru 44 22 34 22
 Turkey 47 24 29 23
 Indonesia 53 28 19 25
 Chile 47 18 35 29
 Nigeria 63 23 14 40
 Japan 46 3 51 43
 Kenya 58 15 27 43
 Russia 57 12 31 45
 Brazil 66 21 13 45
 Germany 68 19 13 49
 Ghana 72 13 15 59
 Canada 77 10 13 67
 France 83 11 6 72
 United Kingdom 86 9 5 77
 South Korea 84 6 10 78
 Australia 86 7 7 79

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nazi Germany's Fascination With Ancient India: The Case Of Heinrich Himmler". International Business Times. 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "The Ups and Downs of Indo-German Relations". Deutsche Welle. 26 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b Pallavi Sharma (2007-10-31). "Indo-German relations". Newstrack India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  4. ^ "The Ups and Downs of Indo-German Relations". 26 Jan 2010.
  5. ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on India". CNN. 13 May 1998.
  6. ^ a b "Angela Merkel plans to boost relations with India in business, science and politics". Pravda. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. ^ "A first step in the right direction – no more, no less". Deutsche Welle. 6 October 2016.
  8. ^ "German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives, to hold talks with PM Modi tomorrow". Times of India. 4 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Merkel leaves Defence and Energy Ministers behind". The Hindu. 5 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Merkel, Modi meet to resurrect trade talks". Business Standard. 5 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Angela Merkel arrives, to hold talks with PM Narendra Modi". Financial Express. 5 October 2015.
  12. ^ "German Chancellor Angela Merkel lands in India, with trade high on the agenda". The Straits Times. 5 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Merkel, German delegation catch lift on military jet to India". Deutsche Welle. 4 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Merkel takes military plane to India after government jet goes kaput". Europe Online. DPA. 4 October 2015.
  15. ^ "German Chancellor Arrives With Trade and Climate Change on Her Mind". New Indian Express. 4 October 2015.
  16. ^ "German chancellor Angela Merkel reaches India in military cargo plane". Economic Times. 4 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Merkel reaches India in military aircraft". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Angela Merkel muss wegen Panne den Flieger wechseln (German)". Bild. 4 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Merkel fliegt im Truppentransporter nach Indien (German)". Die Welt. 4 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Merkel muss im "Truppentransporter" nach Indien fliegen (German)". Agence France Presse. AFP. 4 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Flugzeug kaputt: Merkel reist mit Truppentransporter nach Indien (German)". Rhein Neckar Zeitung. 4 October 2015.
  22. ^ "India signals intent on reviving EU FTA talks: German ambassador". Live Mint. 1 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Angela Merkel signs key business deal with India's Narendra Modi". BBC. 5 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Germany ready to support 'Make in India'". The Hindu. 5 October 2015.
  25. ^ "German chancellor Angela Merkel's India visit". Times of India. 5 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Merkel pledges economic cooperation with India". Deutsche Welle. 5 October 2015.
  27. ^ "India-Germany cooperation is of immense depth: German minister". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Merkel puts her weight behind Modi's 'Make in India' drive". Deutsche Welle. 5 October 2015.
  29. ^ "Angela Merkel returns India's stolen 10th century Durga idol to Narendra Modi". Indian Express. 5 October 2015.
  30. ^ "Durga Idol Stolen From Kashmir Temple Returned by Germany". New Indian Express. 5 October 2015.
  31. ^ "PM Modi thanks Merkel for return of Durga statue". India Today. IANS. 5 October 2015.
  32. ^ "Germany returns Durga statue stolen from J&K". Times of India. 2 October 2015.
  33. ^ "PM Modi meets Germany's Merkel: Here is what's on talks agenda". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2015.
  34. ^ "Modi, Merkel will talk technology in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2015.
  35. ^ "German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded visit to India". PrepSure. 6 October 2015.
  36. ^ "European Union's ban on drugs a speedbreaker on FTA path, Berlin told". Times of India. 6 October 2015.
  37. ^ "Merkel talks training and technology in India's Bangalore". Deutsche Welle. 6 October 2015.
  38. ^ "Wannabe techie rubs shoulders with Merkel, Modi; makes waves". Bangalore Mirror. 7 October 2015.
  39. ^ "Bosch Could Get Drawn Into Volkswagen Emissions Litigation". Wall Street Journal. 5 October 2015.
  40. ^ "Bosch says it makes components at center of VW emissions probe". Automotive News. 5 October 2015.
  41. ^ "Bosch Delivered Emissions-Related Software to Volkswagen, Warned of Illegal Use -- Report". Nasdaq. 5 October 2015.
  42. ^ "Bosch Could Get Drawn Into Volkswagen Emissions Litigation". Nasdaq. 2 October 2015.
  43. ^ "Volkswagen new chief warns of existential threat due to cheating scandal". Live Mint. 5 October 2015.
  44. ^ "Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes In on Two Engineers". Wall Street Journal. 5 October 2015.
  45. ^ "Indian software will revolutionise the world's hardware: PM Modi". Zee News. 6 October 2015.
  46. ^ "Text of PM's address at the Business Forum organized by NASSCOM and Fraunhofer society at Bengaluru". Business Standard. 6 October 2015.
  47. ^ "No other place has such huge potential for production, says Angela Merkel". Indian Express. 7 October 2015.
  48. ^ "India is an important partner, says Merkel". The Hindu. 6 October 2015.
  49. ^ "Angela Merkel in India: Top 10 things she said". Financial Times. 6 October 2015.
  50. ^ "Why India and Germany need each other". Deutsche Welle. 6 October 2015.
  51. ^ "Indian Oktoberfest: As Modi hosts Merkel, partnership with Germany can forge a new global architecture". Times of India. 7 October 2015.
  52. ^ "EU refugee flow finds echo in India". The Hindu. 14 October 2015.
  53. ^ "An India-Germany axis". Daily Pioneer. 7 October 2015.
  54. ^ "A new flavour to Indo-German ties". The Asian Age. 6 October 2015.
  55. ^ "Beyond a photo-op". The Tribune. 7 October 2015.
  56. ^ "A first step in the right direction – no more, no less". Deutsche Welle. 6 October 2015.
  57. ^ "She came and went". Indian Express. 6 October 2015.
  58. ^ "Getting down to business". The Hindu. 7 October 2015.
  59. ^ "Tracking India's bilateral trade with Germany, Europe's powerhouse". Business Standard. 12 October 2015.
  60. ^ a b "Structural Changes in India's Direction of Foreign Trade" (PDF). No. 2014. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  61. ^ "Germany and Geopolitical Context of Merkel's Visit". The Quint. 5 October 2015.
  62. ^ "Germany, India strategic partners with excellent economic relations". The Hindu. 7 September 2014.
  63. ^ "High visibility". The Economist. 23 May 2015.
  64. ^ "UNSC reforms and G-4 countries". Daily Times Pakistan. 3 October 2015.
  65. ^ "PM Modi's no-loss game with G4 gamble for UN security council reforms". The Economic Times. 27 September 2015.
  66. ^ "Reform eludes UN Security Council". The Hindu. 17 September 2015.
  67. ^ "Voice The United States Doesn't Want to Reform the U.N. Security Council". Foreign Policy. 29 September 2015.
  68. ^ "That Elusive Seat". Indian Express. 26 September 2015.
  69. ^ "An Indian seat at the global high table". Live Mint. 28 September 2015.
  70. ^ "A lurch onto the world stage". The Economist. 28 February 2015.
  71. ^ "Managing Europe's perfect storm". Gulf News. 6 October 2015.
  72. ^ "To the new order, strategically". Indian Express. 4 February 2015.
  73. ^ "The looming New Cold War and its consequences". IISS. 5 February 2015.
  74. ^ "Why a new Cold War with Russia is inevitable". Brookings Institution. 30 September 2015.
  75. ^ "The United States Doesn't Want to Reform the U.N. Security Council". Foreign Policy. 29 September 2015.
  76. ^ "Cold War is back: German peace activist". The Hindu. 4 October 2015.
  77. ^ "contributed to ending the Cold War, with his daring". The Hindu. 4 October 2015.
  78. ^ "The Teenage Pilot Who Could Have Caused a Global Crisis". Time Magazine. 28 May 2015.
  79. ^ "The German Navy of the Future" (PDF). European Security and Defence. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  80. ^ "NATO at sea: Trends in allied naval power". American Enterprise Institute. 18 September 2013.
  81. ^ "Germany Needs a Permanent Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean". Center for International Maritime Security. 14 November 2014.
  82. ^ "Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany September 12, 1990". George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  83. ^ "History of IIT Madras". Indian Institute of Technology Madras. 2008-04-08. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  84. ^ a b "Kapil Sibal inaugurates Indo-German Science and Technology Centre". Newstrack India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  85. ^ "How much is 'Made in Germany' really worth?". Deutsche Welle. 20 January 2014.
  86. ^ "German machinery manufacturers face Chinese challenge". No. October, 2013. Automotive Products Finder.
  87. ^ "German machine tool industry aims to catch up with Japan in Thailand". VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association). 26 November 2014.
  88. ^ "The future of German mechanical engineering". No. July 2014. McKinsey & Company.
  89. ^ "Export Import Data Bank". Ministry of Commerce, India.
  90. ^ "Ranking of Germany's trading partners in foreign trade" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  91. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/German-President-Joachim-Gauck-to-meet-Arvind-Kejriwal/articleshow/29810881.cms
  92. ^ "India tops global remittances list; received $70 billion in 2013: World Bank". The Economic Times. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  93. ^ Gupta, Poonam (2005-12-01). Macroeconomic Determinants of Remittances: Evidence from India. International Monetary Fund. ISBN 978-1-4518-6243-0. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  94. ^ "PM Modi, German Chancellor Merkel to inaugurate Hannover Fair". The Economic Times. PTI. 16 March 2015.
  95. ^ "Modi, German Chancellor Merkel to inaugurate Hannover Fair". Hindu Business Line. The Hindu. 16 March 2015.
  96. ^ "India orders probe into Volkswagen cars". Reuters. 25 September 2015.
  97. ^ "Volkswagen scandal: Govt asks ARAI to inspect India-spec models". NYSE Post. 27 September 2015.
  98. ^ "Volkswagen scandal: India likely to go for a probe". The Economic Times. 22 September 2015.
  99. ^ "Being an Indian Expat in Germany". Wall Street Journal. 14 July 2015.
  100. ^ a b c 2014 World Service Poll BBC Cite error: The named reference "2014 World Service Poll" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  101. ^ "BBC Poll: Attitudes towards Countries". GlobeScan.com. Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland.
  102. ^ Mob Rule in Eastern Germany: Indians Attacked by Crowd at Street Party
  103. ^ Germans probe assault on Indians
  104. ^ German mob attacks 8 Indians at a fair
  105. ^ "'Shame, Shame, Shame!': Readers React to German Racist Attack". Speigel Online. 23 August 2007.
  106. ^ "An Indian Student Was Denied an Internship Because of His Nation's 'Rape Problem'". Vice Magazine. 10 March 2015.
  107. ^ India's Daughter and BBC - Essay by Professor Jakob De Roover (India Platform, Ghent University, Belgium) March 2015
  108. ^ German professor cites India’s ‘rape problem’ in rejection of Indian applicant
  109. ^ German professor rebuked for rejecting intern over 'India's rape problem'
  110. ^ "Foreign students quit Germany in droves". The Local. 20 April 2012.
  111. ^ Zachariah, Benjamin (12 March 2015). "Now, a crusading racist alias a German professor on the generic rapist". The Economic Times. University of Heidelberg, Germany.
  112. ^ De Roover, Jakob (11 March 2015). "India's Daughter and BBC – Belgian Professor speaks out". Niti Central. India Platform, Ghent University, Belgium.
  113. ^ "Of rapists and racists". Meri News. 11 March 2015.
  114. ^ BBC World Service 2014 Country Rating Poll (Influence of Germany)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to International relations of India.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germany–India_relations&oldid=701607564"