India, Germany to ink military logistics deal

NEW DELHI: In a joint statement issued after the Modi-Scholz meeting , India and Germany stressed the importance of the Indo-Pacific for prosperity and security as well as for addressing global challenges. Both sides also highlighted the importance of freedom of navigation and of unimpeded maritime routes in accordance with International Law , in all maritime domains, including in the Indo-Pacific.

"In this context, both governments declared their joint intent to conclude a Memorandum of Arrangement regarding mutual logistics support and exchange between the armed forces of India and Germany to further intensify defence and security ties and to establish a basis for provision of mutual logistics support, including in the Indo-Pacific theatre. With a view to deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, Germany will permanently deploy a Liaison Officer in the Information Fusion Centre - Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram to monitor the marine traffic in IOR," it said.