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The Trump Effect: Why Germany and India are getting closer

September 5, 2025

India and Germany have been hit hard by Trump – with India blasted by super-high tariffs and Germany bending over backwards to keep Trump happy. For both countries, closer relations with each other could be part of the answer. Could Berlin and Delhi finally make this happen? Or will Russia or Pakistan get in the way? Richard Walker, Biresh Banerjee and Sandra Petersmann discuss in this edition.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro  

01:30 Modi & Trump 

03:40 US-Indian ties  

05:35 China 

07:59 Elephant in the room 

11:02 Pakistan 

12:56 S. Jaishankar 

14:01 Germany-India 

16:14 EU trade agreement? 

22:25 Win for both sides? 

23:00 Values vs interests 

26:35 Skilled labor 

29:33 Outlook 

33:17 End 

 

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