{"id":310134,"date":"2026-01-16T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/as-the-world-shifts-germany-turns-to-india-will-it-work-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:00:34","slug":"as-the-world-shifts-germany-turns-to-india-will-it-work-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/as-the-world-shifts-germany-turns-to-india-will-it-work-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"As the world shifts, Germany turns to India \u2014 Will it work? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4UHJ5kswC2E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"As the world shifts, Germany turns to India \u2014 Will it work? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4UHJ5kswC2E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With Germany and India both shaken by Trump 2.0, they\u2019re now trying to deepen ties from business to defense \u2013 with Friedrich Merz greeted to much fanfare by Narendra Modi in the Indian Prime Minister\u2019s home city. But is this for real, or are the good vibes just for show? Find out in this edition of Berlin Briefing with Richard Walker, Biresh Banerjee, Michaela K\u00fcfner, and Sandra Petersmann. <\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n00:00 Merz in India<br \/>\n03:21 Modi\u2019s hometown<br \/>\n06:26 Competing for attention<br \/>\n07:10 Modi &amp; Merz<br \/>\n08:40 Shifting strategy<br \/>\n10:37 What India wants<br \/>\n12:14 What Germany wants<br \/>\n15:27 EU-India trade deal<br \/>\n16:35 Sticking points<br \/>\n18:52 Steel &amp; cars<br \/>\n23:47 Defense deals<br \/>\n25:15 Trust issues<br \/>\n27:06 Breakthrough?<br \/>\n30:38 Compartmentalization<br \/>\n32:57 A new realism<br \/>\n38:18 Populism<br \/>\n42:59 Predictions<br \/>\n45:49 Outro <\/p>\n<p>#GermanPolitics #India #BerlinBriefing<br \/>\nDW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/newsletter-registration\/a-15718229<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/ \u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\nSubscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Germany and India both shaken by Trump 2.0, they\u2019re now trying to deepen ties from business to defense \u2013 with Friedrich Merz greeted to much fanfare by Narendra Modi in the Indian Prime Minister\u2019s home city. 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