Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will undertake an official visit to India from 21 to 23 October 2026 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday. The visit marks Tusk's second trip to India in his capacity as Polish Prime Minister — his first was in 2010 during an earlier tenure.

Bilateral Talks and Strategic Agenda

Tusk is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Modi on 22 October, during which the two leaders will review the full spectrum of bilateral relations. Ties between the two countries were elevated to a Strategic Partnership during Modi's visit to Poland in August 2024. Regional and global issues of mutual interest are also expected to feature prominently on the agenda, according to the MEA.

Accompanying Tusk will be Poland's Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domanski and a large business delegation, signalling the commercial weight behind the diplomatic visit.

Business Forums in Delhi and Bengaluru

An India-Poland Business Forum will be held in New Delhi on 22 October and in Bengaluru on 23 October. After concluding his engagements in the capital, Tusk will travel to Bengaluru, where he will meet stakeholders from the Information Technology (IT) and space sectors — two areas where bilateral cooperation has been identified as a growth priority.

What the MEA Said

The MEA stated that the visit 'will provide the opportunity to further strengthen the India-Poland Strategic Partnership and advance cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including trade and investment, defence, emerging technologies, renewable energy, education, culture and people-to-people ties.' The ministry added that it 'would also serve to deepen the India-EU strategic partnership,' underscoring that the visit carries implications beyond the bilateral relationship.

Diplomatic Build-Up: Jaishankar's Warsaw Visit

The Tusk visit comes after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in Warsaw on 4 September. During that meeting, both sides reviewed the progress of the Joint Action Plan 2024-28, covering trade and investment, space, digital technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defence, education, shipping, mining, energy, and multilateral cooperation.

In a post on X, Jaishankar noted: 'Value Poland's support for deeper India-EU cooperation. Confident that the entry into force of the FTA will lead to even closer bilateral cooperation. Discussed the complex global challenges, including supply chain resilience and food, fuel and fertiliser security. Endless war must give way to end of war.'

During the same Warsaw trip, Jaishankar also called on Polish President Karol Nawrocki, focusing on the 'positive trajectory' of the Strategic Partnership and exchanging views on the Ukraine conflict, the Middle East, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and the G20.

Why This Visit Matters

Poland holds the rotating EU Council Presidency in the current cycle, amplifying the strategic significance of Tusk's presence in New Delhi. Notably, India and the EU are engaged in ongoing free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, and Warsaw's support for those talks could help accelerate progress. This is the highest-level Polish leadership visit to India in over a decade, and comes as India actively expands its European diplomatic footprint amid shifting global supply chains and the prolonged Ukraine conflict.

With the business forums spanning defence, IT, space, and renewable energy, the visit is expected to produce concrete partnership announcements that could extend well beyond ceremonial diplomacy.