Amid soaring kites in Ahmedabad, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Indian PM Narendra Modi charted ambitious paths for bilateral elevation. Merz hailed India as a favorite collaborator in a world of uncertainty.
Following festival participation and Gandhi homage, Merz’s joint statement pulsed with optimism. Echoing the Mahatma—’Be the change’—he rallied for loftier India-Germany horizons.
Grateful for Modi’s Gujarat embrace, akin to his homeland summons, Merz saw it as friendship incarnate. Ahmedabad, he enthused, birthed modern India via Gandhi’s peaceful revolution; Gujarat pulses with economic life from fabrics to futuristic parks and ventures.
United by principles, potentials, skills, and scholarship, both pursue intensified strategy amid chaos.
Defying protectionist winds, they uphold free markets. Merz slammed resource weaponization, favoring balanced chains for economic steel.
India’s G20 surge and regional heft make it pivotal. Germany broadens its web—India leads.
Merz stressed: secure global norms; counter power plays like Ukraine; forge defense-economic bridges.
Joint maneuvers, visits, talks advance defense. MoU ignites industry sparks, innovation, resilience—diluting India’s Russia tilt.
Tech-savvy, populous Germany meshes with vast, vibrant democratic India. Commonalities eclipse divides, spurring security unity.
Optimism abounds for a redefined alliance.