Every Agency In World Talking About India’s Fantastic Future: PM Modi In Poland | Highlights

Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland to hold a bilateral talk with his counterpart in Poland. The prime minister was warmly welcomed by the Indian diaspora at the hotel in Poland's Warsaw as he arrived there. PM Modi was seen interacting and greeting the Indians residing in Poland. The artists also performed a folk dance from Gujarat at the hotel as PM Narendra Modi arrived there. Later, Prime Minister Modi laid a wreath at Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw.

PM Modi is on a two-day official visit to Poland, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Poland in the past 45 years. During his visit, PM Modi will hold meetings with his Polish counterpart and the President, and will also engage with the Indian community. Later today the Prime Minister will first lay a wreath at the memorial of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Poland's capital city Warsaw at a community event. Stay tuned to get the highlights on PM Modi's visit to Poland: 

• PM Modi said, "You people helped the Indian students who were struck in Ukraine. You helped them a lot. The Poland government removed the visa restrictions for Indian students. Poland opened their doors to our students. Today I want to congratulate you all, the Poland government and the people, on behalf of 140 crore Indians. I salute you all."
• “The balance between economy and ecology is India's priority today. It is only India which is moving ahead with both the resolutions of a developed nation and Net zero nation together”: PM Modi
• “India's wisdom is global, vision is global, and our ancestors have given us the mantra of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. India's culture is global, care and compassion are global, we have considered the entire world as one family and this is visible in the policies and decisions of today's India”: Prime Minister Modi
   
• “I have promised the people of the country that in my third term, India will become the third largest economy of the world. NASSCOM estimates that India will become a trillion-dollar economy by the end of this decade due to its digital infrastructure”: the Prime Minister
   
• “In the last 10 years, 250 million people in India came out of poverty. This number is more than the total population of the UK, France and Germany. 40 million pucca houses have been built for the poor in the last 10 years. Besides, we are going to build 30 million houses. We have taken financial inclusion to the next level. 500 million Jan Dhan bank accounts have been opened. It's more than the total population of the European Union,” said PM Narendra Modi.
• "Just two days later, on 23 August, is National Space Day. On this day, India landed its Chandrayaan on the South Pole of the Moon. India has reached where no other country could reach and the name of that place is – Shivashakti": PM Modi
• “Just a few days ago you people celebrated Independence Day here. During the freedom movement our freedom fighters had dreamt of a prosperous India, today every Indian is working hard to make that dream come true. India has set a target, India has set a resolve to develop itself by 2047”: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• "India believes in Buddha, in peace. India is an advocate of permanent peace in this region. Our stand is very clear - this isn't a time to engage in war. This is the time to come together against those challenges which threaten humanity. Therefore, India believes in diplomacy and dialogues," PM Modi emphasized.
• "India is not only the Mother of Democracy, but India is also a Participative and Vibrant Democracy. The people of India have unwavering faith in democracy. We have seen this faith in the recent elections as well. This was the biggest election in history": PM Modi
• “Empathy is also an identity of us Indians. If any country in the world faces a crisis, India is the first country to extend a helping hand. When Covid came, India said- Humanity first. We sent medicines and vaccines to more than 150 countries of the world. Wherever in the world there is an earthquake or any disaster, India has only one mantra – Humanity first. If there is a war anywhere, India says – Humanity first and with this feeling, India helps the citizens of the world”: PM Narendra Modi

• “India of the 21st century is moving ahead on the path of development while priding itself on its values and heritage. Today, the world knows India for feats which our country has proved to the world,” the prime minister stated.
• "Poland was one of the first countries to assist when Jamnagar and Gujarat were hit by an earthquake two decades ago. The people of Poland have given a lot of love and respect to Jam Saheb and his family members, and the Good Maharaja Square is a testimony of that. Today, I have visited the Dobry Maharaja Memorial and Kolhapur Memorial. On this occasion, I want to announce that India has decided to launch the Jam Saheb Memorial Youth Action programme," says PM Modi
• We Indians are known for our efforts, actions and empathy. Wherever we go, we Indians can be seen making maximum efforts. Be it entrepreneurship, caregivers or our service sector, Indians are bringing laurels to the country through their efforts.
• "Today, I have had the opportunity to pay tribute at the ‘Monte Cassino memorial’. This memorial reminds us of the sacrifice of thousands of Indian soldiers. This is proof of how Indians have performed their duty in every corner of the world," PM Modi about the historic sacrifice made by the Indian soldiers in Poland.

• During World War II, when Poland was surrounded by difficulties and when thousands of Polish women and children were wandering from place to place in search of shelter, Jam Saheb, Digvijay Singh Ranjit Singh Jadeja ji came forward to help them. He had built a special camp for women and children and he told the women and children of the camp that just like the people of Jamnagar call me Bapu, I am your Bapu too: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• "India is going to start the Jam Saheb Memorial Youth Exchange programme. Under this programme, India will invite 20 Polish youths annually to visit India," says the prime minister.
• Counting that he is the first prime minister in 45 years to visit Poland, PM Modi asserted, “For decades, India's policy was to maintain equal distance from all countries, whereas today India's policy is to become closer to all countries. Today's India wants to connect with everyone, today's India talks about development for everyone, today's India is with everyone, and thinks about everyone's welfare. We are proud that today the world is respecting India as a world brother.
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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, “After 45 years, an Indian PM has visited Poland. I visited Austria a few months ago and there too, an Indian PM was visiting after 4 decades. For decades, India's policy was to keep an equal distance from all the countries but the new India's policy is to keep closeness with all countries.” 
• 'We are proud that other country addresses India as Vishwa Bandhu,' says PM Modi
• “All of you have come from different parts of Poland. Everyone has different languages, dialects and food habits, but all of you are connected by the feeling of ‘Indianness’. You have given me such a wonderful welcome here, I am very grateful to all of you, and to the people of Poland for this welcome,” says PM Modi.
• PM Narendra Modi, while addressing the Indian diaspora during a community event in Warsaw, said, " This scenery is wonderful and your enthusiasm. You people gave me a grand welcome here and I am very grateful to all of you for this."
• PM Modi expresses gratitude for the reception Grateful to the Indian diaspora in Poland for their warmth. Speaking at a community programme in Warsaw.

• PM Modi starts addressing the Indian diaspora at a community event in Warsaw, Poland.

• PM Narendra Modi lays a wreath at Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. During the ceremony, a Polish citizen said, "Members of the Association of Polish in India from 1942 to 48 and myself, I wish you, the prime minister, much health and success in fulfilling the mission you undertook by visiting Poland and Europe. We lost our homes we had nowhere to return to. Only about 10% returned to Poland. India has always remained in our hearts." 

First PM To Visit Poland In 45 Years

The memorial is dedicated to Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, a former Maharaja of Nawanagar (now Jamnagar). In 1942, the Maharaja established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar for refugee Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II.

He will also visit the monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino. The monument commemorates the victory of the soldiers of the Second Polish Corps at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War in 1944. The Second Polish Corps conquered the hill and the monastery on it. More than 900 Polish soldiers were killed in this battle.

The PM will also visit the Kolhapur Memorial adjacent to this monument. This has been set up in memory of the village in Kolhapur that hosted the Polish children whom the Jam Saheb of Nawangar had granted refuge. The children were moved to Valivade in Kolhapur in 1945.

Ahead of departing from New Delhi for his key visits to the two countries, Prime Minister Modi said that he looks forward to helping create the foundation for stronger and more vibrant relations with the two countries in the years ahead.

The Prime Minister said that his visit comes as both the countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.

"My visit to Poland comes as we mark 70 years of our diplomatic relations. Poland is a key economic partner in Central Europe. Our mutual commitment to democracy and pluralism further reinforces our relationship. I look forward to meeting my friend Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda to further advance our partnership," PM Modi said in a statement.

Earlier speaking to ANI, India's Ambassador to Poland Nagma Mallick said, "We have a very good and growing bilateral trade turnover of about USD 6 billion, and the balance of trade is very much in India's favour, we have good Indian investments here of around USD 3 billion and Polish investors have also invested in India of just under a billion dollars," the Indian Ambassador said.

After he visits Poland, PM Modi will travel to Ukraine at the invitation of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine.

MEA Spokesperson Gives Overview Of PM's Visit To Poland

As Prime Minister Modi arrived in Poland, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal tweeted, “As PM Narendra Modi arrives in Warsaw, here is an overview of his 2-day visit to Poland.” 

“This visit is special because it happens to be the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and India. This visit is also historic as the visit by an Indian prime minister to Poland is happening after 45 years. He will shortly be visiting three memorials paying tribute at the Good Maharaja Memorial. The history behind these memorials connects Poland and India in a very special way,” Jaiswal said. 

"Tomorrow, of course, he has bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He also will be meeting the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and thereafter he will meet business leaders from Poland to strengthen India-Poland business relations. Prime Minister will also be meeting Indologists and some kabaddi players to see what is there that attracts India and Poland at the people-to-people level together," the MEA spokesperson stated.