GPPI-CPR in
collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) organized a delegation
visit of six Members of Parliament to Germany from 8 - 13 September, 2013. The
delegation was led by senior BJP leader and former Finance Minister Mr.
Yashwant Sinha.
The delegation had
a packed six-day visit which included interactions with experts on political,
economic and bilateral relations. During the course of the meeting on day one,
the delegation discussed upon the upcoming "elections in Germany" which
was followed by an expert talk on "Building he Economy of Tomorrow-
Indian's Response to the Economic, Ecological and Social Challenges of
Today".
The delegation
also had brief round of interactions with the Vice-President of the German
Bundestag, Mr. Wolfgang Thierse; and Dr. Oliver Schmolke, Head of
the Parliamentary Group's Policy Planning Unit of the Social Democratic Party
(SPD) of Germany during which they talked about "The paths to Sustainable
Economic Activity and Social Progress in the Social Market Economy".
"Social
Democratic Foreign Policy"; "Sustainability & Decent
Capitalism"; and "Perceptions & Opportunities of German-India
Relations" are other topics which were touched upon during the various
discussion sessions with experts.
The visit was interspersed
with a roundtable meeting with the Representatives of the Ministry of Finance
and Economics; and guided tours of the German Bundestag; the Robert Bosch
Stiftung; and the Bosch GmbH and Bosch Factory.
The delegation was
accompanied by Mr. Ramesh Chandran, Director, GPPI, & Senior Fellow, CPR;
and Dr. Felix Schmidt, Resident Representative, FES India.
