India and Germany have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Telecommunications Cooperation.
The agreement was signed during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to India on January 12–13.
It aims to strengthen collaboration in telecom, ICTs, and emerging digital technologies.
The pact reflects growing strategic alignment between both countries.

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• India, Germany sign Joint Declaration of Intent on telecom
• Pact signed during German Chancellor’s January 2026 India visit
• Agreement between India’s DoT and Germany’s Digital Ministry
• Focus on telecom and digital technologies cooperation
• Provision for regular consultations and annual meetings
• Dedicated working groups to be created
• Participation from govt, industry, academia, research bodies
• Exchange of best practices and policy cooperation
• Support for telecom manufacturing and ease of doing business
• Goal to promote innovation and digital transformation