German envoy: Germany fully supports submarine talks with India, wants to offer military cooperation – Amar Ojala Hindi News Live Achi-News

German Ambassador to India Philip Ackermann
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German Ambassador to India Philip Ackermann said the German government is in talks with the Indian Navy to build six new conventional submarines, with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems partnering with India’s Mazagon Dockyards Ltd to build one.

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Want to work on high technology – Ackerman

Philip Ackermann said that I can say that Germany is committed to working together with an Indian shipyard to build high-tech submarines in India and the German government wholeheartedly supports the ongoing talks. The process is still going on and the decision has to be taken by India. It can be said that this project is already giving impetus to our security partnership.

Relations will grow through defense deals and joint exercises

German Ambassador Philip Ackermann said that the German company ThyssenKrupp and Spanish companies are cooperating with MDL and Larsen & Toubro respectively for the project, whose cost is estimated at more than six billion euros. The German ambassador did not comment on the latest issue in which the German Foreign Ministry gave a statement regarding the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, which India strongly opposed as interference in its internal affairs. Ackermann said that Germany’s shift towards India and the Indo-Pacific is visible in very concrete actions. Military visits and joint exercises, possible sharing of advanced military hardware, cooperation in the cyber field and strengthening our interoperability.

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Emphasis on deepening relations between India and Germany

German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said that Germany will send jet aircraft including Eurofighter Typhoon and A400M to India. Will lead a European team along with France and Spain to an exercise near Coimbatore. Speaking about the changing German foreign policy and attitude towards India, Ackermann said there is an even greater political will in Berlin to increase defense ties with India and build a long-term and substantial strategic partnership.