Poland’s first prime‑ministerial visit to India in 15 years is slated for Oct. 22–24, 2026, as Washington‑based diplomats gear up to push the annual trade balance from $6.5 billion toward a $10 billion target.
Defence ties, the cornerstone of the agenda, include Polish drones already in the inventory of the Indian Army and a proposal to expand the partnership through the Łukasiewicz Research Network, which links 23 Polish research institutes with India’s CSIR and IITs. Former Polish Ambassador to India Adam Burakowski said the goal is to deepen military technology collaboration and noted the drones’ growing role in reconnaissance missions.
Space technology, another pillar, sees ICEYE at the forefront: the Finnish‑backed Finnish‑Polish firm has signed MoUs with Dhruva Aerospace and AgniKul Cosmos, and its synthetic‑aperture‑radar satellites, launched more than 76 times, promise 25‑centimetre resolution even in cloud cover. Witold Witkowicz, ICEYE’s board president, told reporters that the company’s first satellite was launched from India in 2018 and that it now seeks to help India achieve sovereign surveillance capability.
Business forums will bookend the visit, with a two‑day meeting in New Delhi and a parallel session in Bengaluru. Polish SMEs—many of them small‑and‑medium enterprises—will tour Indian industrial hubs, looking to secure joint ventures and export contracts.
The delegation’s arrival will trigger the signing of a series of memoranda of understanding on defence production, space collaboration, and trade facilitation. Finance Minister Andrzej Domański has said the agreements will be finalised in a formal ceremony on the second day, after which the trade mission will round off with a high‑level commercial summit.
The human dimension surfaces in the eyes of a Bengaluru‑based entrepreneur who says the visit could open doors for his company’s participation in future Indian defence procurement programmes. The delegation’s concrete outcome will be a set of signed agreements that could see Indian firms buying Polish drones and satellite services, while Polish companies gain access to India’s vast market and research ecosystem.