It’s now official: January 2026 is going to be crowded with the big guns of Europe in Delhi. First off the mark will be Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz sometime in the third week of the month followed by the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen along with others.

The Merz visit could see forward movement on India’s plans to buy and build the German Type 214 conventional submarine with air-independent propulsion. Plans involve ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems tying up with Mazgaon Dock to build six vessels at a cost of around $8 billion.

The submarine project is the biggest defence deal between the two countries and it is expected to be a Government to Government (G2G) one, a first for Germany.

Berlin is also looking at sourcing from India and there were discussions on common projects in the m

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