India seeks German investments in automobile, engineering to boost trade relations

India Monday sought German investments in sectors like food processing, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, automobile and engineering to boost economic relations. Ways to promote trade and investments were discussed during the meeting of Minister of State for Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary with a German delegation led by Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society of the State of Thuringia, Germany.

Chaudhary also sought all-around support of the German government for investment, guidance and exchange of best practices for the startups in India. "Cooperation in the field of education as well as in Research and Development was also discussed during the meeting," the commerce ministry said in a statement.