Political Dialogue Programme

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Exchange with Dr. Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary of India and Professor Brahma Chellaney, Center for Policy Research

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MP Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer in dialogue with Dr. A. Didar Singh, General Secretary of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

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MP Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer (2nd left) during a roundtable discussion with Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (2nd right), Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Rear from l. to r.: Arjun Ram Meghwal, MP and Chief Whip of the BJP, Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, Head of the Foreign Affairs Cell of the BJP, Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Vice President of the BJP, Michael Steiner, German Ambassador to India, Dr. Lars Peter Schmidt, Resident Representative KAS India, MP Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, Ram Madhav, General Secretary of the BJP. In front: Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Federal Minister of Finance and Meenakshi Lekhi, MP and National Spokesperson of the BJP

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MP Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer in conversation with Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, Head of the Foreign Affairs Cell of the BJP

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MP Dr. Pfeiffer during a discussion with Jairam Ramesh, former Minister for Environment (right)

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MP Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer during a visit of RRB Energy Limited, one of the biggest Indian manufacturers for renewable energy technology

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During a discussion with MK Narayanan, former National Security Advisor and former Governor of West Bengal

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MP Dr. Pfeiffer with Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi

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During a roundtable discussion with experts on foreign and security policy

During extensive dialogues with Indian MPs, representatives of the Indian economy and civic society, Dr. Pfeiffer explored the opportunities and challenges of a deeper Indo-German relationship in the areas of economic cooperation and energy security.

The dialogues focused on the potential of renewable energies and possible cooperation between India and Germany. During a visit of a factory for renewable technology in Chennai, MP Pfeiffer could see the Indian technologies and the possibilities for cooperation with Germany. During discussions with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Madras Management Association (MMA), as well as with Indian MPs and political representatives, the mutual understanding was deepened and new possible synergies explored. To access the whole potential of the Indo-German relations, it is important to redefine the economic and judicial framework between the two countries through dialogues, in order to create possibilities for a better utilization of the complementary economic relations.