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New Delhi: Newly appointed German Ambassador to India Jasper Wieck meets Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on October 8, with the two sides discussing India-Germany defence cooperation and the wider strategic partnership. The engagement comes as both countries seek to deepen military and defence-industrial ties, including cooperation in advanced technologies and maritime security.
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The meeting follows a series of high-level India-Germany defence engagements this year. In April, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius agree to strengthen co-development and co-production of defence equipment, particularly in niche technologies, while India and Germany also sign a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap aimed at long-term industry-level collaboration.
A major element of the expanding partnership is Project-75(I), under which Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders are expected to build six next-generation conventional submarines in India with substantial technology transfer. Wieck said in September that the agreement had been finalised on the German side and was awaiting completion of India’s internal processes.
Beyond submarines, the India-Germany defence agenda covers Counter-UAS systems, helicopter technologies, military exchanges and emerging defence technologies. The bilateral Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap specifically envisages technology partnerships, co-development and co-production, while Germany has also been working to facilitate faster defence export clearances for India.
The two countries are also strengthening military-to-military engagement. Germany participates in India’s Tarang Shakti 2026 multinational air exercise, while recent interactions between the two defence establishments have focused on institutionalised service-level talks, military exercises and closer links between defence industries.
The latest meeting therefore comes at an important stage in India-Germany defence relations, with the partnership increasingly moving beyond traditional military cooperation towards technology transfer, local manufacturing, maritime capability and defence-industrial integration. For India, German technology and investment can complement its push for indigenous production, while Germany gains a deeper role in India’s expanding defence manufacturing ecosystem.
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