India and Europe, read in both directions.
Sangam Europa is a quarterly magazine on relations between India and Europe, edited in Berlin. The first issue appears in November 2026.
India to the EU€69.5 bn
EU to India€48.9 bn
Total, 2025€118.4 bn
Goods traded between India and the EU in 2025. Band widths are to scale.
Why now
Read moreUS tariffs, Chinese export controls and closed shipping routes pushed the EU and India together in 2026. On 27 January they concluded a trade agreement and signed a defence partnership. Most of it is still to be implemented.
Ties between people have grown faster than the institutions: more than a million residence permits, the largest share of EU Blue Cards, and rising goodwill in Germany. The magazine follows both.
European Commission, CIDOB, Eurostat, Eurostat, via The Local, Pew Research Center
In preparation for issue one
Geopolitics
- What to expect from the 8th India–Germany government consultationsEssay
- The EU–India strategic agenda to 2030Analysis
Business & Tech
- India and Germany as partners in artificial intelligenceAnalysis
- Where the Indian and European economies complement each otherAnalysis
- India and Europe as aviation marketsReport
- German automotive suppliers in IndiaReport
- India and the EU in figuresData
Philosophy, Art & Culture
- The Spitzer manuscript in BerlinFeature
- German philosophy and Indian thoughtEssay
People-to-People
- Indian–German familiesReport
- Indian students and professionals in GermanyProfiles
Key facts
More figures7 March 1951
Germany and India agreed to exchange diplomatic missions. 2026 marks 75 years of relations.
Winter 2024/25
India was the largest country of origin for international students in Germany: 58,833.
2025
About 37% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the EU came from India, more than from any other country.
End of 2025
Indian citizens held 1,033,926 valid residence permits in the EU, up from 755,288 at the end of 2022.
27 January 2026
The EU and India concluded their free trade negotiations, after talks that began in 2007. Signature is reported for 16 December 2026.
Briefing
Sources
- Auswärtiges Amt: 75 years of Germany–India relations
- DAAD/DZHW: Wissenschaft weltoffen kompakt 2026
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 21 Oct 2025: IW Köln study for Pro Generika
- Eurostat migr_resvalid: valid residence permits, Indian citizens, EU-27
- European Commission, DG Trade: EU trade relations with India
- The Hindu (summary by Vision IAS), 24 Sep 2026: signature reported for 16 Dec 2026
- CIDOB: The EU–India relationship, key to Europe’s diversification strategy
- The Local, 4 Feb 2026: EU Blue Cards by nationality (Eurostat data)
- Pew Research Center, 13 Aug 2026: Public opinion of India across 36 countries
Facts and figures checked 17 October 2026.