Meeting between top diplomats of Poland and India
On 4 September, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Warsaw with the Republic of India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The visit was another step forward in developing the Poland-India Strategic Partnership established in 2024.
During the meeting, the ministers focused on the opportunities for further tapping into the economic potential of Poland and India. In 2025, trade between the two countries reached EUR 5.6 billion, encompassing in particular machinery and equipment (28.5%) and chemical products (18.6%). The top diplomats noted that the conclusion of negotiations on an EU–India Free Trade Agreement this January has opened new prospects for businesses.
We see particular potential in the cooperation between the defence industries and on new technologies, such as the space sector. Our cooperation will be founded on the experience of Polish and Indian businesses and on the historic Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station with the participation of our Compatriots, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Shubhanshu Shukla
– Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski said.
The ministers also discussed the possibilities for developing transport, infrastructure, energy, and digital links between India on the one hand and Poland and Europe on the other. They pointed to potential synergies between the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and the Three Seas Initiative.
The top diplomats of Poland and India talked about the current security situation in Europe. Minister Jaishankar outlined the takeaways from his latest talks in Kyiv, while Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski offered Poland’s assessment of the situation in Ukraine and its broader implications for the security of Europe and the world. The ministers agreed that efforts must be continued to bring the war to a close and reach a lasting peace.
These are wars without winners. Every additional day means more death, more destruction, more loss to the parties themselves, and more cost to the rest of the world. Our efforts must therefore focus on promoting dialogue and diplomacy. We must each do what we can, in whichever way we believe would be most effective
– Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.
The chief diplomats also spoke about the situation in the Middle East. They considered Poland’s and India’s approaches to the key challenges to international security and stability.
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski informed his Indian counterpart about the outcome of the most recent Visegrad Group meeting in Bratislava. The two ministers discussed the options for furthering Poland–India dialogue through wider regional and multilateral formats, with a particular focus on the cooperation in G20, including prospects for Poland’s deeper and long-lasting engagement in the Group’s work.
Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Warsaw testifies to clearly intensified cooperation between Poland and India. Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski visited India at the beginning of 2026. Visits on the level of deputy ministers were held as well, including the India–EU Forum (6–7 February), the AI Impact Summit (19–20 February), the Raisina Dialogue (5–7 March), a session of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (13–14 July), or sectoral consultations (27–28 August). The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, is coming to Poland on an official visit in late September. Such a regular schedule of top-level meetings reflects both parties’ commitment to building strong relations and to responding jointly to the global challenges of today.
: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland