19 October,2026 05:48 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi (right) with Polish PM Donald Tusk (left). File Pic
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit India from October 21 to 23 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Monday.
Tusk will be accompanied by Poland's Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domanski and a large business delegation. During the visit, the two prime ministers will review bilateral ties and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Modi and Tusk will hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on October 22 to review the full range of India-Poland relations. The two countries elevated their ties to a Strategic Partnership during Modi's visit to Poland in August 2024.
The discussions are expected to focus on strengthening cooperation across key sectors and advancing shared priorities.
This will be Tusk's second visit to India as Poland's prime minister, following his earlier visit in 2010. He also visited New Delhi in 2017 for the India-European Union Summit in his capacity as president of the European Council.
Tusk will also travel to Bengaluru, where he will engage with business stakeholders, including representatives from the information technology and space sectors.
The India-Poland Business Forum will be held in New Delhi on October 22 and in Bengaluru on October 23, providing opportunities to strengthen business ties between the two countries.
The visit is expected to advance cooperation in trade and investment, defence, emerging technologies, renewable energy, education, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the India-Poland Strategic Partnership and deepen the strategic partnership between India and the European Union.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a separate announcement on Monday, stated that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19 and 20.
The meeting will focus on strengthening cooperation among SCO member states in areas including trade, economy, investment, connectivity, innovation and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
According to the MEA, the meeting is expected to review the progress of ongoing cooperation initiatives and consider decisions related to the organisation's financial and institutional functioning.
The gathering will also provide an opportunity for India to exchange views with other member states on advancing practical and mutually beneficial cooperation within the SCO framework.
India remains actively engaged in various SCO mechanisms and contributes to regional cooperation through initiatives related to startups and innovation, digital public infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges, the ministry said.
The meeting is expected to strengthen multilateral engagement among member countries and provide a platform to discuss areas of common interest.
The previous meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government was held in Moscow, Russia, on November 18, 2025. India was represented by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the meeting.
The SCO is a regional organisation that provides a platform for member states to discuss cooperation on economic, political and other shared concerns.
