India–Germany business talks in Berlin focus on industrial cooperation and prospective EU trade pact

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met German Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche in Berlin on October 22 to discuss industrial cooperation and the potential of an India–EU free-trade agreement, according to a PIB release issued on October 23.

The ministers also inaugurated the India Centre at the German Council on Foreign Relations and co-chaired a business roundtable with German executives. The centre is intended to support policy research and dialogue, while the roundtable examined possible trade and investment opportunities linked to the prospective agreement.

Goyal separately met representatives of Bayer, Knauf and Fresenius to explore business cooperation. A delegation of around 100 Indian businesses and startups is accompanying his Germany and Netherlands visit. The release reports meetings and discussions; it does not announce a concluded India–EU trade agreement or quantify new investment commitments.