6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations

Recently, the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the Republic of India held the sixth round of Inter-Governmental Consultations.

Key-highlights of 6^th round of Inter-Governmental Consultations:

The two countries signed agreements for collaboration on:

• Green and Sustainable Development Partnership
• The implementation of Triangular Development Cooperation projects in Third Countries
• Indo-German Development Cooperation Regarding Renewable Energy Partnership
• The Initialling of the Agreement on a Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership
• Continuation of cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate executives and junior executives from India.
• Agroecology
• Forest Landscape Restoration
• Indo – German Green Hydrogen Task Force

Joint Declaration of Intent on Indo – German Green Hydrogen Task Force:

• Under the agreement, both countries will establish an Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force.
• It would strengthen mutual cooperation in production, utilization, storage and distribution of Green Hydrogen through building enabling frameworks for projects, regulations and standards, trade and joint research and development (R&D) projects.

India and Germany’s Hydrogen Strategy

• India has launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission with the goal to make India the global hub of Green Hydrogen production and export.
• Germany also has developed an ambitious National Hydrogen Strategy with the aim to assume global leadership in hydrogen technologies.
• Blessed with abundant renewable energy potential and experience of implementing renewable energy projects, India can produce low-cost Green Hydrogen to progressively decarbonize a range of industry sectors, and also export it to meet global demand.
• With strengths in innovation and manufacturing, Germany is already implementing numerous hydrogen projects.