India and Poland target doubling bilateral trade by 2030; Poland joins CDRI during PM Donald Tusk's visit
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk paid an official visit to India from 21 to 23 October 2026, with a delegation of around 100 leading CEOs. In their joint statement on 22 October, he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030, agreed on a Defence Industry Dialogue and a dialogue on counter-terrorism, and agreed to collaborate on research in AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies. Poland joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), supported India's membership of a reformed and expanded UN Security Council and its candidature for a non-permanent seat for 2028-29, and was invited by India to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI). The leaders recalled that the relationship became a Strategic Partnership in August 2024.
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Learning context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Poland on 21-22 August 2024, at the invitation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as the two countries marked the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. The two leaders elevated India-Poland relations to a Strategic Partnership and agreed to a five-year Joint Action Plan for 2024-2028 to implement it.
Check yourself: when did India and Poland become strategic partners, and which anniversary did that visit mark?
During PM Modi's visit to Poland on 21-22 August 2024; the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Revision task: from this release, note the visit dates, the trade target year, the four outcomes (trade target, CDRI, Defence Industry Dialogue, counter-terrorism dialogue) and the UNSC seat Poland backs; from the note, the Strategic Partnership's year and Action Plan period.
Test yourself
During Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's visit to India in October 2026, which India-led coalition did Poland join?
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Answer: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
The list of outcomes of the visit records that Poland joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). The two sides also set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030.
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