Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was on a two-day bilateral visit to Germany from February 11-13, 2019. She met her counterpart Minister of Defence of Germany, Ursula von der Leyen. Both the leaders noted with satisfaction the steady growth in bilateral defence ties and signed an Implementing Arrangement on Enhanced Defence and Defence Industry Cooperation, which would further strengthen military to military engagement. Sitharaman also addressed the German think tank DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations), on ‘India’s Defence Engagement in a Disordered World: Principles, Priorities and Partnerships’.