Germany ready to sign submarine deal with India tomorrow, German envoy says

Germany is ready to sign a “forward leaning” deal with India for six submarines worth $8 billion, said its new ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck. Speaking to journalists at his residence on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), Mr. Wieck described Russia as the “aggressor” because of its actions in Ukraine amid the war and said that India can play a role in bringing the crisis to an end, as New Delhi enjoys positive relations with both Kyiv and Moscow.

Mr. Wieck pointed out that both Germany and India have increased investments in their military capabilities because of the worldwide situation that he described as an “unfriendly geostrategic environment”. Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders are in talks to build six submarines for India, and the envoy said that Germany has eased barriers that had posed a challenge in defence cooperation with India.

“From the German side, we should sign tomorrow,” said Mr. Wieck describing the deal as one in its final stages. “The government has agreed to all the documents that have been worked on, in particular, the G2G agreement, the inter-governmental agreement which is a very ambitious and is very forward-leaning with regard to Indian requests,” remarked Mr. Wieck.