Berlin, Sept. 2 -- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul before leaving for India on Tuesday said that the nation is a key partner of the Indo-Pacific.

Wadephul had said that the expansion of India-Germany strategic partnership has a great potential of security cooperation to innovation and technology to skilled labour recruitment.

In a post on X, the German Foreign Office said, "India is a key partner in the Indo-Pacific. Our relations are close - politically, economically and culturally. The expansion of our strategic partnership has great potential: from security cooperation to innovation and technology to skilled labour recruitment. India's voice, that of the world's most populous country and largest democracy, is also being heard...