New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): With India registering 8.2% GDP growth in Q2 of FY2025-26, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann described the numbers as “very impressive,” noting that India’s expanding market makes it an increasingly attractive destination for investment and a “big, stable partner in the region.”
In an interview with ANI, Ackermann said, “The growth in India is very impressive. When you see the upward trend, I think India, with a growing market, will be an even more interesting country to invest in, and an economically powerful partner in the region. So that’s good news for German businesses.”
Official data from the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), showed that India’s real GDP grew 8.2% in the July–September quarter of 2025-26, up from 5.6% in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. Nominal GDP grew at 8.7% during the same period. Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said the Indian economy is poised to register growth above 7% in FY2025-26.
Economic cooperation between India and Germany has been expanding, with German companies active in automobile manufacturing, green energy, industrial machinery, and emerging technologies. Last month, the 10th meeting of the India-Germany Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in Delhi, where both countries condemned terrorism in all forms and discussed policies on preventing radicalisation online, countering terrorist financing, judicial cooperation, and designation of terrorist entities.
The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in multilateral forums, including the United Nations, Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, Financial Action Task Force, and the No Money for Terror Ministerial Conference.
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