Annalena Baerbock (Green) started her maiden two-day visit to India on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Federal Foreign Office said Friday that cooperation on the energy transition from oil, coal and gas would also play a role. Berlin With. In this context, Baerbock will visit a renewable energy and sustainability project in a rural setting of the capital city of New Delhi.

In Baerbock’s talks with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the relationship between India and Russia’s war against Ukraine and its consequences, for example in the energy sector, is likely to change. China to come for discussion.

According to the spokesperson, the minister will also visit India’s election commission. Meetings are also planned with representatives of civil society and non-governmental organizations working on women’s rights. India, the world’s largest democracy, took over the presidency of the G20 group of leading economic powers on December 1.

India was neutral in the Ukrainian war

The spokesperson said that the minister’s participation in the trilateral India forum of the German Marshall Fund transatlantic foundation, namely on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, is also planned. The forum is an annual gathering of America, Europe and India experts from politics, think tanks, and business. It has developed into a leading platform for transatlantic and European dialogue with India.

India was neutral in Russia’s war in Ukraine due to its close ties with the West and Russia. The country does not support Western sanctions and has so far abstained from UN resolutions. As the war progressed, India had cheaper oil from Russia Bought. New Delhi also relies heavily on Moscow for its military equipment and spare parts. Connection from india and China – the world’s two most populous countries – are tense.