Top News
|Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister amid mounting Labour Party pressure | US, Iran War Ends with a Binding Commitment from Iran to Never Produce Nuclear Weapons | Oil Starts Flowing Freely Through Strait of Hormuz | US and Iran both Allow Movement of Oil Tanker’s | ONGC to Invest $1.5 billion to Boost India’s Oil Storage by 33 % | Qatar Amir-gifted Boeing 747 is new US Air Force Presidential Jet | Meta and Reliance to set up a huge Global Digital Hub in Jamnagar | Modi, Trump meet warmly again, this time at G7 | Modi showers praise on Trump for his Middle East peace effort | Trump says We always had Tremendous Relationship with India | Trump praises Modi, jovially calling him ‘a killer’ for his negotiating skills at G7 | Modi said Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is A Must | Trump expressed condolences for the Indian sailors killed in US Navy attack in the Gulf | Trump said US and Iran will sign an MoU to end their war on Friday June 19 | All the G7 Leaders supported the Peace Effort | Modi, UAE President Shaikh Mohammed agree to work together on Middle East Peace, Security and Stability | Piyush Goyal discusses expanding partnership with Prince Albert II of Monaco | Eurosatory 2026 opens in Paris with matching 2026 defence exhibitors from 68 countries | Huge display of advanced weapons for precision attacks and defense | UAE’s three Satellites are fully Operational in Low Earth orbit | NASA announces Artemis III Space mission for 2027 with Four Astronauts | It will be a ‘highly complex’ mission to test Rendezvous and Docking capabilities between spacecraft | Three Astronauts are Americans, and one Italian | They include Commander Randy Bresnik, mission Specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas, and Pilot Luca Parmitano of Italy | Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty is Commander in Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command | Maj Gen Rachel Thomas takes over as Additional Director General, Indian Military Nursing Service | Susan Elias takes over as the first Woman Principal of Delhi’s prestigious St Stephen’s College in its 145 years history | St Stephen’s has produced many of India’s top Civil and Military officers | A Boys college for long, it’s now a coveted Co-ed institution | India Strategic salutes Lt Gen Dhahi Khalfan and Dubai Police for marking 70 Years of Excellence in Public Safety | Dubai is among the Safest Cities on the World | US asks historically neutral Oman to take sides and cut ties with Iran | Moscow’s ties with New Delhi are Strong As Always, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov | India, Australia to sign MoU on deepening defence ties | Nvidia to introduce advanced AI chips for PCs from 2026 | Malaysia bans Social Media accounts for children under 16 | President Trump arrives in China for a high stakes Summit with President Xi Jinping | Trump says the only thing on Iran is ‘They Can’t Have A Nuclear Weapon’ | US F 35 fighter jets from amphibiius assault ship USS Tripoli continue Patrol Operations around Iran | UAE and Saudis hit Iranian oil facilities in retaliation, including the key Lavan refinery | Trump asks Iran to make a deal or be decimated | US will finish the job - of denying Iran nuclear capability - Peacefully or Otherwise | Iran parks it’s Air Force aircraft in Pakistan to escape from US strikes, reports CBS | India slams China’s military support to Pakistan during 2025 Operation Sindoor against Pali terrorists | China gave long range anti-aircraft missiles to Pakistan among other sophisticated weapons | In a global Oil Shock, UAE leaves OPEC, from May 1 | Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open for all | Oil Prices Plunge | IMF warns of Global Recession if Iran War doesn’t end | British economy worst hit with the war, says IMF | Israel and Lebanon hold talks for the first time after 1993 | They focus on removing Iran-supported ‘terrorists like Hezbollah’ | US, Iran likely to hold a second round of Peace Talks | IEA reminds the oil prices do not yet reflect the severity of the global Energy crisis | President Trump, Prime Minister Modi speak for 40 minutes over phone to discuss the Iran War | Modi says Happy to receive call from My Friend Trump and discussed the Importance of Keeping the Hormuz Open and Secure | Ambassador Sergio Gor says US and India ties are On A Strong Footing | US, Iran likely to resume talks | Israeli and Lebanese officials to meet in Washington, Hamas opposes talks | India, France review expanding strategic ties | Iran reiterates No Restrictions on Indian Ships in the Strait of Hormuz |
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Bilateral meeting between Defence Minister & his German counterpart in New Delhi

Photo of India Strategic Staff/ Agency India Strategic Staff/ Agency Send an email June 6, 2023
2 minutes read
  • Defence Minister & Defence Minister of Germany hold talks to enhance bilateral defence cooperation, particularly industrial partnership
  • Mr. Rajnath Singh invites German investments in UP & Tamil Nadu Defence Corridors
  • India’s skilled workforce & competitive costs along with Germany’s high technologies & investment can further strengthen ties: Defence Minister

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with German Federal Minister of Defence Mr Boris Pistorius in New Delhi on June 6. Both Ministers reviewed the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation activities and explored ways to enhance the collaboration, particularly defence industrial partnership.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with German Federal Minister of Defence Mr Boris Pistorius ahead of their bilateral meeting in New Delhi on June 6.

The Defence Minister highlighted the opportunities that have opened up in the defence production sector, including the possibilities for German investments in the two Defence Industrial Corridors in Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. The Indian defence industry could participate in the supply chains of German defence industry and add value to the ecosystem, besides contributing to supply chain resilience.

Mr. Rajnath Singh stressed that India and Germany could build a more symbiotic relationship based on shared goals and complementarity of strength, namely skilled workforce &competitive costs from India and high technologies &investment from Germany.

India and Germany have a Strategic Partnership since 2000, which is being strengthened through Inter-Governmental Consultations since 2011 at the level of Heads of Government.

Glimpse of bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and German Federal Minister of Defence Mr Boris Pistoriusin New Delhi on June 6. Also seen are Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Defence Secretary Mr. Giridhar Aramane.

Senior officials from Ministry of Defence, including Defence Secretary Mr. Giridhar Aramane and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, participated in the delegation-level meeting.From the German side, State Secretary from Ministry of Defence Mr Benedikt Zimmer, apart from senior officials and the German Ambassador to India, were present. This is the first visit of a German Defence Minister to India since 2015.

The bilateral meeting was preceded by a Tri-Service Guard of Honour to the visiting dignitary.

Later in the day, Mr Boris Pistorius will interact with some Indian defence start-ups at IIT Delhi, in an event organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX).

The German Federal Minister of Defence arrived in India on June 5 on a four-day visit. On June 7, he will be traveling to Mumbai, where he is scheduled to visit the Headquarters, Western Naval Command and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.

Photo of India Strategic Staff/ Agency India Strategic Staff/ Agency Send an email June 6, 2023
2 minutes read

Related Articles

Iran and the nuclear option

June 25, 2026

Fragmented world needs new forms of cooperation, says Jaishankar at Jeju Forum

June 25, 2026

India, European Union hold human rights dialogue, discuss AI governance and civil liberties

June 25, 2026

India, Tajikistan strengthen counter-terror cooperation at Joint Working Group meeting

June 25, 2026
Back to top button