Relationship dossier
India
Poland
Relationship assessment
India and Poland have broadened cooperation, while differing over Russia’s war against Ukraine.
India toward Poland
+35India has pursued bilateral agreements and elevated cooperation with Poland to a strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2024 visit. India’s stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine differs from Poland’s strong support for Ukraine.
Poland toward India
+35Poland elevated bilateral cooperation with India to a strategic partnership in 2024. Polish authorities also assisted Indian nationals leaving Ukraine in 2022. Poland’s strong support for Ukraine contrasts with India’s continued ties with Russia.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines growing bilateral cooperation, including a strategic partnership, with a notable foreign-policy difference over Russia’s war against Ukraine. The available examples support a generally constructive relationship, though the depth and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Poland have expanded government cooperation, including through bilateral agreements and a strategic partnership announced during Narendra Modi’s 2024 visit to Poland. Polish authorities also assisted Indian nationals leaving Ukraine in 2022. A significant difference concerns Russia’s war against Ukraine: Poland strongly supports Ukraine, while India has avoided aligning with Western sanctions and has maintained ties with Russia.
Areas of tension
- Poland’s strong support for Ukraine contrasts with India’s refusal to align with Western sanctions on Russia and its continued ties with Moscow.
Key developments
India and Poland elevated bilateral relations to a strategic partnership during Narendra Modi’s visit to Poland.
Polish authorities assisted Indian nationals leaving Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 2024 strategic partnership has produced new practical cooperation is unclear.
- The scale and scope of ongoing bilateral security and economic cooperation are unclear.