Modi, Tusk set 2030 target to double India-Poland trade, deepen defence and tech ties

Narendra Modi and Donald Tusk agreed to double India-Poland trade by 2030 and invited Polish firms into co-development in defence, space and nuclear energy. Modi reiterated India's support for every meaningful peace effort in Ukraine and West Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held wide-ranging talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to double bilateral trade by 2030 and open new avenues of cooperation in defence, space, nuclear energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence and green technologies. The meeting was a follow-up to Modi's August 2024 visit to Warsaw, which had elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership.

In his media statement, Modi said the two sides had reached an understanding to deepen relations in defence, space and nuclear energy, and invited Polish companies to engage in co-development and co-production with Indian firms in all three strategic sectors. Both leaders also underscored the importance of an early India-EU free trade agreement, describing it as a route to unlock new investment and diversify critical value chains.

On global issues, Modi said India would continue to support every meaningful effort to bring peace to Ukraine and West Asia, while both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a rules-based international order and reform of global institutions including the UN Security Council. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also called on Tusk earlier in the day; the Polish leader, accompanied by around 100 CEOs and industry representatives, heads to Bengaluru on October 23 for business forums with IT and space stakeholders.