The ministers reviewed the progress of the Strategic Partnership which both countries established in 2024. In light of the upcoming EU–India Summit, scheduled for 27 January, the topic of EU–India relations came to the fore. The diplomats also discussed economic relations, identifying the areas of close cooperation. Both sides considered mining, digital technologies, and the defence industry to be among the most promising sectors.

Significant attention was paid to security-related matters. Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski and Minister Jaishankar talked about multilateral cooperation, including within the framework of the G20, and current international issues. Poland’s top diplomat emphasised that as we are witnessing “the world’s new constitutive moment”, the G20 might play a significant role in the evolving international landscape. He also reported on the current state of Russia’s war against Ukraine and underlined the importance of Europe’s commitment to this cause. Both ministers condemned terrorism.

Both India and Poland are victims of transnational terrorism, and therefore we condemn the crossing of international borders, either by tanks or by terrorists, in the strongest terms. Poland has been faced with Russia-inspired attacks on critical infrastructure, including railway tracks, among other threats

- said Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski.

While in India, Minister Sikorski attended the Jaipur Literature Festival—one of the country’s most renowned cultural events, featuring the region’s most prominent opinion leaders. He reflected on the challenges ahead of Europe in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, geopolitical instability, and changing global power balance.

Poland and the European Union attach great importance to their cooperation with India, which is reflected by the busy calendar of meetings and visits. The end of last year saw political consultations at the level of deputy ministers (1 December 2025) as well as a visit of the Ministry of Digital Affairs’ delegation at the Bengaluru Tech Summit (16–21 November 2025). This year began with a Weimar Triangle foreign ministers meeting in Paris with guest attendance from India’s External Affairs Minister (7 January 2026).

The foreign minister’s recent visit is part of a series of planned bilateral and EU-level meetings hosted by India in which Poland plays an active role, namely the EU–India Summit (27 January), the India–EU Forum (6–7 February), the AI Impact Summit (19–20 February), and the Raisina Dialogue (5–7 March).

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Poland and India established diplomatic relations in 1954. The history of consular relations dates back to 1933, when the Polish Consulate General in Bombay (now Mumbai) was opened. An important episode in the history of our bilateral relations is linked to the help thousands of Polish orphans received from India during World War II.  After a period of weakened relations in the 1990s following Poland’s transition and India’s economic reform, bilateral ties were reinvigorated thanks to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2024 visit to Poland and the Strategic Partnership established at that time. Indian citizens are the third largest group of foreign nationals in Poland.