Frankfurt City Parliament member Rahul Kumar in Delhi
New Delhi: Strengthening Indo- German cooperation, and expanding the domain of youth skill development and structured mobility of workforce, a German delegation led by Frankfurt City Parliament member Rahul Kumar is going to visit Uttarakhand towards the end of the month.
The purpose of the visit of the German delegation is to explore partnerships with local training institutions and skilling agencies, and also exploring opportunities for trained youth in Germany.
Promoting bilateral investment in the field of education, mobility and healthcare sectors is also going to be the aim, Kumar informed reporters here.
In a recent visit to the country, Kumar held hight level meetings with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and also engaged in discussions with government representatives from Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand.
He also met the German Ambassador to New Delhi, in a bid to further explore avenues of Indo- German cooperation.
Kumar, is the first German politician with Indian roots to win a seat in Frankfurt’s city parliament, who was elected in (“Römer”) Germany in 2021, and continues to lead a forward-thinking Indo-German agenda, centered on cross-cultural dialogue and economic partnership.
As the SPD’s Digitalization Spokesperson for the Rhine-Main region, Kumar works closely with Bundestag (National) MP Armand Zorn to shape progressive digital and integration policy.
In the year of 2024, Kumar led a high-level delegation to India, visiting Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, where he met with key political and business leaders, including Haryana CM, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai, and German Ambassador Dr. Philipp Ackermann.
Earlier, as a flagship initiative, Kumar had launched German language institutes in Haryana and facilitated vocational training placements in Germany, and within just one year, 35 students have already relocated to Germany, marking the first wave of structured educational exchange and career building migration.
Looking forward, Kumar is now working to expand this model through state-level partnerships and intergovernmental agreements, enabling smooth, scalable cooperation between Indian states and German institutions.
Ongoing talks with additional regions aim to replicate and broaden the success of the pilot project.
With more than a decade of active involvement in Indo-German relations, Kumar’s trusted network across both the nations is a vital asset, and through regular high-level dialogues, including recent business round tables at Frankfurt’s Römer, reinforce this growing alliance.
