German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet on Wednesday passed a raft of 30 measures — put forth largely by the Labor and Foreign Ministries — designed to foster immigration from India in an effort to attract skilled workers to fill gaps in Germany’s labor market. A lack of skilled workers, say officials, businesses and economists, is threatening German innovation and economic growth. What did German officials say? German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, speaking of the government’s targeted efforts, said, “Germany needs more economic dynamism and that requires qualified skilled labor.” Notoriously short-staffed, in part due to shifting demographics in an aging society, Germany has long looked abroad to keep its economy moving forward. “The situation in India is just the opposite,” said Heil earlier this week, “One million new people enter the labor market each month.” Though it is the world’s fifth-largest economy, India’s labor market simply cannot keep pace with the sheer number of potential workers. The situation has prompted India — the most-populous country on the planet — to push for more labor migration. “That is why Germany views India as an especially important partner when it comes to the issue of skilled labor migration,” according to Berlin’s strategy […]