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India and Germany sign Defence industrial cooperation roadmap

Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (UNI) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a joint statement, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening "defence and security cooperation" and welcomed the signing of a "Joint Declaration of Intent" to develop a "Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap" to promote long-term "industry-level collaboration", including "technology partnerships", "co-development", and "co-production of defence platforms and equipment".
India welcomed Germany’s efforts to facilitate "expeditious export clearances of defence equipment".
The Leaders appreciated the growing interaction between "Indian and German Defence businesses" through "Defence Roundtables/Seminars" held in Berlin and New Delhi and welcomed "regular exchanges" in this area.
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