♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was co-chair the seventh Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) at Hyderabad House on 25 October 2024.

♦ Both leaders discussed expanding collaboration in key areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and clean energy. 

♦ The two countries signed several treaties, agreements and documents including on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters, Agreement on the Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information, Indo-German Green Hydrogen       Road Map, Road Map on Innovation and Technology, and Joint Declaration of Intent for Joint Cooperation in Research and Development on Advanced Materials.

♦ The IGC is a biannual exercise. The last IGC was held in Berlin in May 2022.