Merkel and Modi met as part of the fourth edition of the two countries’ biennial Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) on trade, investment and strategic relations. Afterwards, Merkel and Modi, both of whom seemed very relaxed as they chatted with one another during the signing ceremonies, offered their thoughts on German-Indian relations. In particular, Modi wants to increase the proportion of industrial production in the Indian GDP to 25 percent by 2025. But experts say the idea that Germany and India are well suited to one another is more than flattery. “India is a country that has a very good educational system where IT experts or engineers are concerned,” Wiskot told Germany.

Source: Egypt Independent May 30, 2017 12:56 UTC