Eight German journalists from German and Austrian news agencies visited with Gateway House on September 29. The journalists, who work at a variety of newspapers, publications and radio stations including Cicero, Der Standard, Die Ziet and others, are in India for a three-month long exchange programme organised by the Bosch foundation. The programme will see them placed with agencies such as Aaj Tak, Daily News & Analysis and others.
The discussion focused on a variety of issues including the degrowth discourse, India’s growing economy and emerging middle class, India’s relationship with the BRICS countries, and Indo-German economic cooperation.