India, Poland reaffirm commitment to strengthening cooperation across diverse sectors
New Delhi, July 13
India and Poland on Monday held discussions and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation across political engagements, trade and investment, technology, defence, culture, the fight against global terrorism and other areas of mutual interest.
The discussions were held during a meeting between Secretary, West, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, and Poland's Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wladyslaw T. Bartoszewski and Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Michal Baranowski.
Additional Secretary, MEA, Pooja Kapur, and other officials were present during the meeting.
In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: "Secretary (West) Sibi George met with the Polish Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wladyslaw T. Bartoszewski and Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Mr. Michal Baranowski."
"The wide-ranging discussions reflected the depth of the India-Poland Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed our shared commitment to strengthening cooperation across political engagements, trade & investment, technology, defence, culture, fight against global terrorism and other areas of mutual interest," he added.
Earlier in March, Additional Secretary Kapur met Secretary of State Bartoszewski in Warsaw, with discussions held on deepening political exchanges and economic ties, including in areas like electric vehicles, mining and shipping and enhancing educational, cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
"Ms. Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs called on Polish Secretary of State H.E. Mr. W.T. Bartoszewski in Warsaw. The discussions reiterated the longstanding friendly relations between India and Poland, nourished by high-level political engagement. Further deepening of political exchanges, economic ties including in areas such as EVs, mining and shipping by leveraging the India-EU FTA, developing defence and technology cooperation, as well as enhancing educational, cultural and people to people exchanges were discussed," the Indian Embassy in Poland posted on X.
During her visit, Kapur met Polish MP and Chair of the Poland-India Parliamentary Group Kinga Gajewska.
"Ms. Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs met Ms. Kinga Gajewska, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Poland-India Parliamentary Group. She also interacted with President of the Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce and; Industry, Vice President of National Chamber of Commerce of Poland, former Ambassador of Poland to India Mr Adam Burkowski and CEO of Wipro Poland, to discuss further deepening of India-Poland ties", the Indian mission posted.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Finally some good diplomatic news! The mention of electric vehicles and mining collaboration gives me hope for technology transfer and job creation in India. Poland has strong technical universities - hope we see more student exchanges too.
As an expat living in Warsaw, this is positive news. The Indian embassy here has been proactive - I've seen more cultural events and business forums lately. The India-Poland Parliamentary Group is a smart initiative. Hope the EV partnership materializes soon.
Another photo-op with no concrete outcomes? 🤔 We keep hearing about 'deepening ties' but where's the actual increase in bilateral trade? Last year it was around $4 billion - peanuts compared to our trade with US or China. Let's see some real numbers next time.
@Ravi K I get your frustration but these things take time. At least they're discussing concrete sectors like EVs and mining. Plus the fight against global terrorism is an area where both countries have shared concerns. Rome wasn't built in a day, yaar.
Noticed Polish companies are increasingly sourcing IT talent from India. Wipro already has a presence there. Given Poland's growing economy and skilled workforce, this could be a mutually beneficial tech corridor. Let's hope the bureaucracy doesn't slow things down.
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