Poland has in the recent past expanded its political and economic contacts with Islamabad. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, himself visited Pakistan in October last year and the talks focused on widening cooperation in trade, investment, energy, defence, education and counterterrorism.
Foreign Ministers of India and Poland, S Jaishankar and Radosław Sikorski, meet for delegation-level talks in New Delhi on Monday, January 19, 2026
FM, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday held delegation-level talks with visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, in New Delhi. Jaishankar told his Polish counterpart that they are meeting at a time of considerable global churn.
In his opening remarks during the talks, Jaishankar called as “unfair and unjustified” selective targeting of India amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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“In the recent past, both in New York last September and in Paris this January, I have candidly shared our views on the Ukraine conflict and its implications. While doing so, I have also repeatedly underlined that the selective targeting of India is both unfair and unjustified. I do so again today,” the minister said.
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His Polish counterpart, Sikorski, shared Jaishankar’s views and said tariffs imposed by the United States are leading to global trade turbulence. He also noted India’s seriousness in expanding relations with Europe, which has also been targeted by the US administration of President Donald Trump.
“I also completely agree with you on the unfairness of selective targeting by tariffs, and we in Europe know something about that also. We fear that this is progressing to global trade turbulence. We are hoping that India will continue to stay engaged in Europe. We’ve noticed that you are establishing embassies everywhere in Europe, which means that you are serious about relations with the European Union,” the foreign minister of Poland said at the meeting.
To this, Jaishankar added that the selective targeting was not just limited to trade tariffs.
Opening remarks during meeting with DPM & FM @sikorskiradek of Poland.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 19, 2026
“I think there have been other forms of selective targeting, but we will discuss that,” he said.
It may be noted that Trump has imposed punitive tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, over and above the widespread tariffs imposed by his administration on almost all countries. The tariffs on India currently stand at 50 per cent.
Trump has also announced 10 per cent tariffs on several European countries for opposing his bid for Greenland.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of India and Poland also shared common concerns on terrorism, with Jaishankar asking Warsaw not help fuel terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
“Deputy Prime Minister, you are no stranger to our region and are more than familiar with the long-standing challenges of cross-border terrorism. I hope to discuss at this meeting some of your recent travels to the region. Poland should display zero tolerance for terrorism and not help fuel the terrorist infrastructure in our neighbourhood,” Jaishankar said in candid remarks.
Sikorski responded: “I completely agree with you on the need to counter transnational, trans border terrorism. Poland has been a victim of both arson and attempted state terrorism.”
It may be noted that Poland has in the recent past expanded its political and economic contacts with Islamabad. Sikorski himself visited Pakistan in October last year and the talks focused on widening cooperation in trade, investment, energy, defence, education and counterterrorism.
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