<h1>India-Germany strategic economic partnership expands into defence co-production, space cooperation, and semiconductors with new MoUs and intent declaration</h1> India and Germany agreed to expand their economic partnership beyond traditional sectors to include deeper cooperation in strategic sectors, with signed MoUs intended to operationalise expanded bilateral collaboration through joint projects and institutional engagement. A Joint Declaration of Intent in the defence sector was exchanged, coupled with a stated commitment of policy support for co-innovation and co-production by companies, with the consequence of facilitating joint development and manufacture of defence capabilities under supportive domestic policy frameworks. The parties also agreed to open new cooperation opportunities in the space sector, enabling prospective bilateral collaboration in space activities. The relationship was to be advanced from a 'trusted partnership' to a 'technology partnership,' with deeper cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, producing a framework for joint work in areas including semiconductors and cybersecurity.