Germany has planned a \u201cnever before\u201d military deployment to India to underline that its engagement in the Indo-Pacific is \u201cserious and long-lasting.\u201d \u201cSo what we have planned this year, together with our Indian partners, is something that has never been there before the German Air Force. The German Air Force will send jets to India, but not on our own. We never go alone. We will do it with the French, Spanish and British,\u201d said Sebastian Fuchs, a spokesperson for the German embassy here.<\/p>\n
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will host the large-scale multi-nation military exercise in southern India in August. Germany will dispatch a significant contingent of military aircraft, including fighter jets, tankers and transport planes, for the exercise. This will be followed by a visit by a German naval frigate and a combat support ship to Goa in October. This marks the second major naval deployment by Germany to India in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have a frigate that is coming in October to the shores of Goa and there will also be a combat support ship,\u201d Fuchs said. \u201cThis underlines our serious and long-lasting commitment to the Indo-Pacific, and our position as a reliable partner,\u201d he added. Fuchs further highlighted the growing European focus on the Indo-Pacific, with several countries, including Germany, prioritising cooperation with India. These joint military exercises are a tangible outcome of this strategic shift, he said.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes on the heels of a recent India-Germany High Defence Committee (HDC) meeting in Berlin, where both sides discussed strengthening their defence partnership. On Wednesday, the German embassy launched the German-Indian Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP) logo here. \u201cWe have launched the logo. This partnership is pretty unique. It was launched by Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and (German) Chancellor (Olaf) Scholz in 2022 at the last Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) in Berlin,\u201d Fuchs said.<\/p>\n
The GSDP serves as a comprehensive partnership offering political direction and support for strong connections in climate action and sustainable development goals (SDGs). As part of the initiative, Germany will allocate 10 billion euros in new and supplementary commitments to its development cooperation efforts in India in a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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