Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Donald Tusk set a trade-doubling target and agreed to deepen defence, space and technology cooperation under the India-Poland Strategic Partnership.

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• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made an official visit to India from October 21 to 23, 2026, the first by a Polish Prime Minister since 2010.
• Modi and Tusk held delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on October 22.
• The two sides set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030.
• They agreed to expand cooperation in defence, space, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and critical minerals.
• The leaders endorsed the mid-term review of the India-Poland Action Plan for 2024-2028.
• The relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership during Modi's August 2024 visit to Poland.
• Both leaders welcomed the conclusion of the India-EU free trade agreement and called for its early signing and ratification.
• They welcomed the outcomes of the eighth India-Poland Joint Working Group on Defence, held in Warsaw in September 2026.
• Poland reiterated support for India's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2028-29.
• Poland is India's largest trading and investment partner in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Tusk was accompanied by around 100 business representatives, with business forums held in New Delhi on October 22 and Bengaluru on October 23.
• The talks also covered the war in Ukraine, Indo-Pacific security and climate cooperation.