India and Poland held high-level talks on Thursday aimed at strengthening political exchanges and expanding economic cooperation, covering sectors such as electric vehicles, mining, and shipping. The discussions also emphasized enhancing educational, cultural, and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
The meetings took place between Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary at India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and Polish Secretary of State W.T. Bartoszewski in Warsaw. The Indian Embassy in Poland noted that the talks reiterated the longstanding friendship between India and Poland, nurtured through high-level political engagement, and explored opportunities to leverage the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, while advancing defence and technology collaboration.
On Wednesday, Kapur met with Kinga Gajewska, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Poland-India Parliamentary Group. She also interacted with business and industry leaders, including the President of the Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Vice President of the National Chamber of Commerce of Poland, former Ambassador of Poland to India Adam Burkowski, and the CEO of Wipro Poland, to discuss furthering bilateral ties.
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During her visit, Kapur paid floral tributes at the Memorial of the Dobry Maharaja, Jamsaheb Digvijaysinhji in Ochota, and at the Kolhapur Memorial in Ogrod Krasinskich. She also visited Bednarska School, meeting the Director and interacting with high school students, recalling the success of the first Jamsaheb Memorial Youth Exchange programme and India’s ongoing support for the school.
Last month, Secretary (West) at the MEA, Sibi George, met Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Wladyslaw T. Bartoszewski in New Delhi to review the India-Poland Strategic Partnership and discuss the key deliverables of the 2024–2028 Action Plan.
India and Poland elevated their bilateral ties to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Poland in 2024, agreeing on a five-year Joint Action Plan aimed at enhancing cooperation across political, economic, and cultural spheres.
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