Overview
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk began a three‑day visit to India on October 21 with about 100 companies and ministers, and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22 to press commercial and security ties.
- Bilateral trade stood at $6.36 billion in 2025 and both governments have set a shared goal to raise annual trade to $10 billion by expanding exports, industrial cooperation and investment.
- Defence cooperation is a central focus after a defence joint working group met in September to draft measures, and Poland has asked for a formal confidentiality arrangement to protect classified and dual‑use technologies from potential Russian access.
- Investment flows are lopsided: Indian firms have invested more than $3 billion in Poland while Polish direct investment in India is roughly $635–750 million, a gap Warsaw aims to narrow through targeted pitches in defence, space and green energy.
- Officials say space, AI, cybersecurity and the pending India‑EU FTA (expected to be signed in December) could accelerate higher‑value deals and local manufacturing, which would create jobs in both countries and tie Indian suppliers more closely to European supply chains.