State Secretary Mr. Christian Hirte inaugurated the IGEF evening reception, co-hosted by the German Embassy and Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC).

More than 300 high-ranking decision makers from politics, business and science attended the evening reception on 1 November. Mr. Hirte, BMWi, Dr. Jasper Wieck, Charge d'Affaires at the German Embassy in New Delhi, and Mr. Bernhard Steinrücke, General Manager of the IGCC Network in India, welcomed the guests.

Minister of Food and Agriculture Ms. Julia Klöckner and Minister of Education and Research Ms. Anja Karliczek, who were in Delhi as part of the Intergovernmental Consultations, seized the opportunity to highlight the importance of Indo-German cooperation. The participants followed suit, utilising the occasion for networking and knowledge exchange.