Earlier, Germany's foreign minister described India as Germany's "natural partner" and said the country would have a crucial influence on shaping the international order.
India and Germany signed a mobility partnership pact on Monday and held intensive talks on key global challenges, including the Ukraine conflict, the situation in Afghanistan and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
Minister S Jaishankar said the mobility pact will make it easier for people to study, research and work in each other's countries and sends a strong signal for a more timely bilateral partnership. Jaishankar also strongly defended the import of Indian crude oil from Russia, noting that it is largely determined by market forces.
From February to November, the European Union imported more fossil fuels from Russia than the next 10 countries combined, he said in a harsh response to a question about why India bought crude oil from Russia.
The German Foreign Minister has arrived here. this morning for a two-day visit to discuss ways to further expand bilateral cooperation in a variety of areas, including energy, trade, defense and security, and climate change.
At the joint press conference, Jaishankar said India's position of on the Ukraine issue is clear, that this is not an era of war and the conflict should be resolved through dialogue.
The German Foreign Minister described India as a role model for many countries and pointed out that Berlin wanted to strengthen its security cooperation with New Delhi. When asked about the challenges the region is facing from China, Baerbock said it was necessary to assess the threats while also identifying Beijing as a competitor and rival in many ways.
"Now we know what happens when one country becomes too dependent on another that doesn't share the same values," Baerbock said. Jaishankar said the situation in Afghanistan and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan were part of the talks.
He stated that there could be no talks with Pakistan if cross-border terrorism continued. The German Foreign Minister had previously described India as Germany's "natural partner" and said that the country would play a key role in shaping the international order in the 21st century his own people.
In the expansion of renewables, India wants to push the energy transition further than ever. Germany stands by India's side," she said. The dramatic effects of the climate crisis affect us all and destroy livelihoods in Europe as well as in India, said the German visiting minister.
The fact that we want to strengthen our policy of economic and climate cooperation and security relations with India beyond our strategic partnership are not empty words," he emphasized.
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