German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to India signals a strategic reorientation, with both nations aiming to deepen ties amid global disruptions from US unilateralism and Chinese assertiveness. The engagement focuses on creating new axes of stability, termed 'Indo-Europe,' to secure greater room for both Germany and India. Key outcomes include reaffirming the EU-India free trade agreement by Republic Day and agreeing on a joint roadmap for defense industrial cooperation, highlighting a structural shift in India's foreign economic policy towards Europe as a counterweight to US trade pressures.