Polish PM Donald Tusk to visit India from October 21-23, hold talks with PM Modi

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 MondayTusk will be accompanied by Polandrsquos 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 interestModiTusk talks scheduled for October 22Modi and Tusk will hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on October 22 to review the full range of IndiaPoland relations The two countries elevated their ties to a Strategic Partnership during Modirsquos visit to Poland in August 2024The discussions are expected to focus on strengthening cooperation across key sectors and advancing shared prioritiesThis will be Tuskrsquos second visit to India as Polandrsquos prime minister following his earlier visit in 2010 He also visited New Delhi in 2017 for the IndiaEuropean Union Summit in his capacity as president of the European CouncilPolish PM to visit BengaluruTusk will also travel to Bengaluru where he will engage with business stakeholders including representatives from the information technology and space sectorsThe IndiaPoland 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 countriesTrade defence and emerging technologies on agendaThe visit is expected to advance cooperation in trade and investment defence emerging technologies renewable energy education culture and peopletopeople exchangesAccording to the Ministry of External Affairs the visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the IndiaPoland Strategic Partnership and deepen the strategic partnership between India and the European UnionRajnath Singh to represent India at SCO meeting in TajikistanMeanwhile 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 20The meeting will focus on strengthening cooperation among SCO member states in areas including trade economy investment connectivity innovation and cultural and humanitarian exchangesAccording to the MEA the meeting is expected to review the progress of ongoing cooperation initiatives and consider decisions related to the organisationrsquos financial and institutional functioningThe 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 frameworkIndia remains actively engaged in various SCO mechanisms and contributes to regional cooperation through initiatives related to startups and innovation digital public infrastructure and peopletopeople exchanges the ministry saidThe meeting is expected to strengthen multilateral engagement among member countries and provide a platform to discuss areas of common interestThe 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 meetingThe SCO is a regional organisation that provides a platform for member states to discuss cooperation on economic political and other shared concerns