GERMANY is an important trading partner of India (ranked fifth in
2009-10). The India-Germany Joint Commission for industrial and economic
cooperation which last met on September 23, 2010 in Delhi is the available
institutional mechanism for furthering economic engagement. No separate
agreement with Germany is under consideration. However, negotiations are
underway with the European Union (of which Germany is a part) for a Broad based
Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). It can be reasonably expected that the
BTIA will improve market access in goods and services mutually and expand trade
opportunities in India and the EU.
Some of the areas of Indo-German
cooperation including energy, agro-business, manufacturing, renewable energy,
skill training and information technology.
This information was given by
Mr Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, in a
written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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