In a revealing New Delhi interview on Friday, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski declared India an unmissable economic juggernaut. Propelled by PM Narendra Modi’s vision, the nation—fourth in global GDP rankings—is sprinting to third place, underpinned by a 1.5 billion-strong market.
“Ignoring India is simply not feasible for any country,” Bartoszewski remarked bluntly. Addressing the India-US trade pact, he favored FTAs unequivocally, critiquing tariffs for shifting costs to end-users and stifling prosperity.
Poland discerns vast trade horizons with India, particularly in ICT—a 9% GDP slice for India versus Poland’s 7%. Digital governance unites them: Poland’s advanced e-services facilitate most bureaucratic tasks digitally, much like India’s innovations.
Advanced military technologies form a cooperation crux, with talks on joint ventures under ‘Make in India’ and Polish facilities. Green tech beckons too—Mumbai’s Polish-led sewage operations exemplify water treatment prowess.
Poland’s aggressive pivot to renewables includes a new nuclear plant, modular reactors, massive offshore wind investments, and biogas. Agriculture, 50% of exports, feeds into stable biogas energy, complementing India’s green hydrogen and storage know-how.
Future coal mining partnerships tap Poland’s open-pit expertise. This multifaceted engagement heralds a new era of Poland-India relations, blending economic might with innovative collaborations for sustainable growth.