India, Germany to strengthen bilateral ties, increase investments: German Vice Chancellor

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Germany's Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck on Thursday said India and Germany want to further strengthen bilateral cooperation and increase investments and collaboration among companies..

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the Indo-German Business Forum in New Delhi, Habeck also said China is Germany's biggest trading partner and a lot of German and European companies have invested in that country...

So there is a mutual interest from the German side and the Indian side to strengthen our cooperation and bringing more companies together, bringing more investments, creating a common trade sphere also as an answer that we are not becoming too dependent on only one country and from the German side that is also China," he said...

"I know that Europe is a little bit away from Asia of course, but on the other hand this is of such importance that I urge all democracies worldwide to be clear in language and political position that this is not acceptable," Habeck said...

He said he would be discussing economic matters during his meetings with the Indian side, besides the energy matters regarding sanctions and renewable energy...

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