India and Germany on 30th May inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The agreements inked included nine joint declarations of intent (JDIs) and three memoranda of understanding. The list of agreements is as follows:
JDI on cooperation in the field of digitalization, empowerment and economic impact between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Germany’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Twelve memoranda on collaboration on training of Indian skill development officers and cluster managers between the Ministry of Skill Development and BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research).
JDI for the establishment of a Indo-German Centre for Sustainability between Ministry of Science and Technology and the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research).
JDI on cooperation on cyber policy between the Ministry of External Affairs and the German Foreign Office.
JDI on Indo-German Development Cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development).
JDI on continuation of cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate and junior executives from India between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy).