K.N.Vaidyanathan, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House and Chief Risk Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra, along with Dr.Pawan Goenka, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Amit Bisaria,Indian Ambassador to Poland, met with Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Janusz Piechocinski, in Warsaw on 7 June. The delegation met on the occasion of the Annual Global Suppliers Meet.
Some observations from K.N. Vaidyanathan from the meeting
- Notwithstanding the changes to the political landscape, the Polish Government continues to move aggressively forward to help industries grow. Their GDP growth of 3.6% is an oasis within Eurozone. To create jobs and boost growth, they are placing emphasis on skill development, encouraging IT and manufacturing.
- Poland’s ‘Go to India’ is the perfect strategic fit to India’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. Key areas of interest to explore are in agriculture, mining, energy and defence.
- There are three high profile visits from India to Poland in the next 3-4 weeks (June), suggesting growing interest in Poland amongst Indian industry and policymakers.