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In Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for 'Make in India'

In Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for 'Make in India'

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-04-12 13:42 GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is briefed about a model during his visit to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (railway station) in Germany.
Narendra Modi wrapped up his France visit on Sunday after which he headed to Germany to promote the ‘Make in India’ campaign. (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his arrival at Hannover Langenhagen Airport in Germany on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 'movers and shakers' of German economy soon after his arrival attract foreign investment and seek support for his government's 'Make in India' initiative. (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is accompanied by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the trip (Photo: PTI)
PM Modi went straight to his hotel from Langenhagen Airport where several Indians enthusiastically greeted him (Photo: AP)
PM Modi shook hands with some of them as they shouted 'Modi,Modi' (Photo: AP)
During his three-day stay in Germany, the Prime Minister will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Business and technology is the focus of his first trip to Germany (Photo: AP)
The Prime Minister will visit a railway station in Berlin amid his government's agenda of modernising Railways. He will also visit the Siemens facility (Photo: AP)
While India's exports to Germany rose marginally to 7.03 billion euros in 2014, its German imports dropped to 8.92 billion euros from 9.19 euros in the previous year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. (Photo: AP)
Germany is India's largest trading partner in the EU and one of the top ten global trading partners. The overall exchange of goods and services between the two countries was valued at around around 15.96 billion euros last year, a drop of 1.14
Germany is the 8th largest foreign investor in India. Its foreign direct investments in India during January-November 2014 was valued at around $ 995.7 million. 
 (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany, Sunday, April 12, 2015. India is this years partner country and participates in one of the worlds biggest industrial fair (Photo: AP)
PM Modi earlier said, "For us, the highest priority is creating world class infrastructure. We have made a sharp increase in public investments. We have established a National Infrastructure and Investment Fund and a new institution for integrated
Observing that France, from where PM Modi came, was also keen to do business with India, Chancellor Merkel told the German business leaders, "I know you have competition but more the competition, better you get." (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, at the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany (Photo: AP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel , left, welcomes India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany. India is this year's partner country and participates in one of the worlds biggest industrial fair that
Chancellor Merkel, who led her country out of economic recession, responded by saying that she wanted not only Germany companies to participate in 'Make-in-India' but also 'Make-in-Germany' in which Indian companies could participate (Photo: AP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, as a traditional Indian music group performs at the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany. India is this years' partner country and participates in one
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives a gift to the Lord Mayor of Hannover, Stefan Schostok, in Hannover, Germany on Sunday (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with mayor of Hannovea signs golden book during his visit to City Hall in Hannover, Germany on Sunday (Photo: AP)
Hannover: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mayor of Hannover, Stefan Schostok waves to people after unveiling the bust of Mahatma Gandhi, at Culemannstrasse, in Hannover, Germany (Photo: AP)
Citing his travels around the world, PM Modi said he has seen "a new level of interest" in building partnerships of trade, investment and innovation in India. (Photo: AP)
Today, I come to seek German partnership in my own mission to open up India's seamless economic potential. To the industry of the world that has assembled here today, I say that we have no special bias for our host today! : PM Modi (Photo: AP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from left, hold bionic ants at the Festo company's booth during the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover. (Photo: AP)
"The Hannover Messe is known all over the world. Industries from all over the world come here to showcase what they have done. This year, India is a partner nation and I thank Germany for making India a partner Nation," Prime Minister Modi said. (
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Angela Merkel visiting a stall after the inauguration of the India Pavilion at Hannover Messe (Photo: AP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, stand on the podium of the India booth during the opening of the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany (Photo: AP)
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, right, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, leave a company building after a visit of the Siemens company in Berlin, Germany (Photo: AP)
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, center, smiles as a trainee hands over a small Berlin TV Tower to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, during a visit to the Siemens company in Berlin, Germany (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, and Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, left, look at a 'coffee machine' build by trainees during a visit of the Siemens company in Berlin, Germany (Photo: AP)
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, left, welcomes the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, for a visit to the Siemens company in Berlin, Germany (Photo: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Indian community people outside his hotel in Berlin, Germany (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Indian community people outside his hotel in Berlin, Germany (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Indian community people outside his hotel in Berlin, Germany (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by the Chief of Department of Visits of Germany, Peter Sauer upon his arrival at the Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a ceremonial reception at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, right, shake hands after a joint press conference as part of a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their joint statement in Berlin, Germany.
In Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for 'Make in India'

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