Key points from the India–Poland joint press address
The statement outlined cooperation in trade, technology and people-to-people relations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed his Polish counterpart to India and set out priorities for deeper bilateral engagement.
Modi recalled the welcome he received in Poland in 2024, when the countries elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership.
He said cooperation had gathered momentum over the following two years. The latest meeting produced further decisions intended to strengthen that partnership.
Shared compassion and humanity, he said, form an important foundation of the friendship alongside formal diplomatic ties.
He recalled how the royal families of Jamnagar and Kolhapur sheltered Polish children and families during the Second World War. Jam Sahib continues to be remembered in Poland as the Dobry Maharaja, meaning Good Maharaja.
Poland’s help in bringing Indian students home from Ukraine in 2022 was another example of these ties. Modi also welcomed Polish youth visiting India through the Jam Sahib Youth Exchange Programme.
The Prime Minister described both countries as growing centres of technology, innovation and economic activity despite uncertainty in the wider world.
He congratulated Poland on its economy passing the trillion-dollar mark in the previous year and cited India’s 7.8% growth in the preceding quarter.
The India–EU Free Trade Agreement could expand opportunities once it takes effect, he said. He highlighted Indian exports of machinery, chemicals, plastics and engineering products, as well as prospective Polish investment in railways, mobility, advanced manufacturing, food processing and biotechnology.
The Polish business delegation accompanying the visit could help companies develop trusted supply chains. Modi linked these commercial efforts to the shared goal of doubling bilateral trade by 2030.
India and Poland agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy. Polish businesses were invited to work with Indian partners on joint development and production.
Critical minerals and coal gasification were identified as further areas where Polish expertise could support new partnerships.
Building on existing IT and cybersecurity ties, the countries agreed to create an India–Poland startup bridge. Modi noted the presence of Indian technology companies in Poland.
Planned technology hackathons will connect young people from both countries. They are intended to encourage cooperation in artificial intelligence, cyber technology, fintech and other emerging fields.
Modi described cultural links and direct contact between people as major strengths, pointing to Poland’s tradition of Sanskrit studies and Indology.
He noted the Indian Studies Chair established in Krakow and announced decisions to expand cooperation in culture, education, sports and tourism.
The leaders also discussed regional and global developments. Modi highlighted their commitment to democracy and the rule of law, describing reform of global governance institutions as “आवश्यक”—necessary—to make them more effective.
On Ukraine and West Asia, he reiterated India’s support for meaningful initiatives aimed at peace.
The statement connected the humanitarian foundations of the relationship with future opportunities in innovation and technological cooperation.
Modi expressed confidence that the visit would energise the Strategic Partnership and welcomed the visiting delegation again.
He closed the address by thanking the guests and participants.