India-Poland Joint Statement: PM Modi and Poland PM Donald Tusk Agree to Double Bilateral Trade by 2030 and Launch Defence Industry Dialogue During 21-23 October 2026 Official Visit

Key facts

• At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk paid an official visit to India from 21-23 October 2026, accompanied by a high-level delegation including around 100 leading CEOs and industry representatives.
• The Prime Ministers recalled PM Modi's August 2024 visit to Poland, when the relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership and the India-Poland Action Plan for 2024-2028 was adopted, and endorsed its mid-term review conducted by EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar and Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Warsaw in September 2026.
• India and Poland set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030.
• The two leaders proposed a Defence Industry Dialogue to build a forward-looking framework for defence industrial cooperation, including business-to-business engagement and, where mutually agreed, partnerships in technology, co-development and co-production.
• The Leaders welcomed the outcomes of the 8th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Defence held in Warsaw in September 2026 and agreed to maintain regular exchanges between defence establishments.
• Both sides underlined the importance of an Agreement on Mutual Protection and Exchange of Classified Information and expressed the expectation that it would be signed soon.
• The Prime Ministers emphasised collaboration in circular economy and recovery industry, particularly recycling of batteries and refining of rare earth minerals, and underlined opportunities in geology, mining and critical minerals, with an MoU under negotiation.
• The Leaders welcomed the prospect of enhancing direct flights between Poland and India and encouraged civil aviation authorities to hold direct talks.
• The two leaders noted the importance of improving connectivity, including through the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) initiative, and agreed on developing scientific cooperation in polar affairs.
• The Leaders welcomed the ICCR Chair of Indian Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and encouraged deeper institutional partnerships, student and faculty exchanges and collaborative research between higher education institutions.
• A Cooperation agreement between the National Archives of India and the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland was concluded and would be signed soon.
• Both sides acknowledged the memorial of Maharaja Jamsaheb (known as the Good Maharaja in Poland) and the Principality of Kolhapur in Warsaw, noting India sheltered thousands of Polish women and children during World War-II, and noted two editions of the Jam Saheb Memorial Youth Exchange Programme, the latest in October 2026.
• Both sides recalled with appreciation Polish assistance to more than 2,000 Indian students stranded in Ukraine under Operation Ganga.
• Poland expressed support for India's membership of a reformed and expanded UN Security Council and reiterated support for India's candidature for a non-permanent UNSC seat for 2028-29.
• The two leaders condemned terrorism in all forms, condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir of 22 April 2025 in the strongest terms, called for action against terrorists including those designated by the UNSC 1267 sanctions committee, called for early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), and agreed to a dialogue on counter-terrorism.
• The Leaders reaffirmed the importance of a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific and respect for international law including UNCLOS 1982, and India invited Poland to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).
• Both Leaders welcomed the first Foreign Ministers' Meeting of India and the Visegrad Group (V4) comprising Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, and reaffirmed commitment to the V4+India format.
• India welcomed Poland's announcement of joining the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and India invited Poland to join the International Solar Alliance and the Global Biofuels Alliance.
• The Leaders reaffirmed commitment to deepen the India-Poland Strategic Partnership and implement the Action Plan (2024-2028), and PM Tusk extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit Poland.
• The Prime Ministers underlined the importance of the India-EU Summit held on 27 January 2026 in New Delhi, the Towards 2030: A Joint India-European Union Comprehensive Strategic Agenda, the concluded EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Comprehensive Framework of Cooperation on Mobility, calling for the FTA's early signing, ratification and timely implementation.
• PM Modi congratulated Poland on crossing the USD 1 trillion GDP mark, while Poland appreciated India's trajectory to become a USD 10 trillion economy in the coming years.
• The Leaders agreed to expand agricultural cooperation by resuming the bilateral working group and welcomed the India-Poland Business Forum held during the visit.
• Both leaders agreed to undertake collaborative research on AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies and to enhance startup partnerships.
• Both sides highlighted opportunities for close cooperation on semiconductors.
• An agreement on cooperation in culture, science and higher education will be concluded soon.
• The Leaders highlighted the role of the G20 and expressed readiness to cooperate in G20 tracks in which Poland participates or may be invited.
• The two leaders expressed deep concern over the war in Ukraine, reiterated the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in line with international law and the UN Charter, and noted the war's negative impacts on global food and energy security, especially for the Global South.
• Poland joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and India and Poland agreed to a dialogue on counter-terrorism, as announced by MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George after the bilateral talks in New Delhi.
• Secretary (West) said both sides discussed global developments including the Russia-Ukraine war, and that India's position is a settlement through dialogue and diplomacy, an approach appreciated by both Ukraine and Russia.
• The Leaders underscored the need for accelerated global action on climate change, reaffirmed support for the UNFCCC process and the Paris Agreement, and encouraged bilateral cooperation in clean energy, sustainable technologies and climate-resilient development.