India and Germany have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on Telecommunications Cooperation, marking a significant step towards deepening bilateral collaboration in the fields of telecom and information and communication technologies (ICTs).
The declaration was signed during the official visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India from January 12 to 13. The agreement was one of the key outcomes of the engagements between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the German Chancellor, reflecting the growing strategic convergence between the two countries.
The JDI was signed by Amit Agrawal, Secretary (Telecom), on behalf of the Government of India, and Dr Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India, representing the Government of Germany. It was concluded between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation.
