India, Oct. 30 -- Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said Germany needs at least 90,000 Indian workers every year, recalling a conversation with the German foreign minister, who told him that the country's demand was "far more" than that.

Speaking at the ISID-IDRA fourth national conference in New Delhi, Goyal highlighted how the perception of Indians abroad has changed over the years.

"When Indians used to go abroad, our passport had little value. They used to look down on us. Now there's been a 360-degree change," he said.

Later in his speech, Goyal recalled his conversation with the German foreign minister about the country's demand for Indian workers.

"When the German foreign minister met me, I said Germ...