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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski concludes intense visit to Poland India Tuesday, with Pakistan Russia occupies a dominant position in bilateral exchanges.
Mr. Sikorski, who is also the foreign minister, is visiting China for the first time since Poland and India improved diplomatic ties. Bilateral relations upgraded to strategic partnership During his term as Prime Minister in 2024 Narendra ModiVisit Warsaw.
The three-day visit, aimed at strengthening the partnership, featured Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s opposition to Warsaw’s ties with Pakistan and Poland’s concerns over Warsaw’s ties with Pakistan. Delhi imports its oil from Russia.
In a televised meeting with his Indian counterpart on Monday, Jaishankar expressed India’s dissatisfaction with criticism and punitive action for buying Russian oil and expressed concerns about Poland’s resumption of ties with Islamabad.
The Indian minister said he wanted to discuss Sikorsky’s “recent visit to the region,” referring to his trip to Pakistan last October. The visit comes months after the South Asian neighbors were engaged in a limited war with their South Asian neighbors. Four-day war pushes region to the brink of nuclear conflict.
“Poland should adopt a zero-tolerance approach to terrorism and not encourage terrorist infrastructure in our surrounding areas,” Jaishankar said.
He reminded Mr Sikorski, a former journalist who covered the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and spent time in Pakistan, that he was “no stranger to the region” and was “certainly familiar with the long-standing challenge of cross-border terrorism”. hinduism the report said.
Jaishankar also rebuked the visiting diplomat for his previous criticism of India’s purchase of Russian oil. “Recently, both in New York last September and in Paris this January, I have shared with you candidly our views on the conflict in Ukraine and its implications,” he said. “In doing so, I have also repeatedly emphasized that selective targeting of India is neither fair nor unreasonable. I emphasize this again today.”
Sikorski responded by saying that he agreed that “selective targeting is not limited to tariffs” but that “there are other forms of selective targeting.”
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sikorski said his conversation with Jaishankar was “candid.” However, there are concerns on his side. “India participated in the Zapad exercise in Russia, which we consider threatening,” he said.
West 2025From September 12 to 16 last year, the Russia-Belarus joint strategic military exercise was held in Belarus.
However, the Polish minister appeared unhappy when reporters asked about “cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.”
Sikorski was talking to local broadcaster NDTV about the war in Ukraine, but the conversation turned awkward when he was asked about Pakistan. He ended the interview abruptly.
India’s unusually blunt remarks and tense exchanges between the two countries’ foreign ministers come as Warsaw continues to express dismay over Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil. Viewpoint: “Funding Vladimir Putin’s war machine.”
The South Asian country is being hit by a 50% U.S. import tariff – a 25% reciprocal levy and a 25% related to Russian oil purchases – while facing additional challenges from Donald Trump’s administration as it negotiates a trade deal.
Despite the friction during Sikorski’s visit, relations between India and Poland are relatively stable, with bilateral trade growing by 200% in the past decade and plans to increase direct flights as well as trade and technical cooperation.
The visit by Poland’s foreign minister is one of many high-level contacts between Europe and Delhi this month. The German chancellor and France’s national security adviser have already visited, and the EU’s top leadership is expected to arrive for next week’s Republic Day parade and EU-India summit.