External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on Monday, urged Poland to display "zero-tolerance" for terrorism and not help "fuel" the terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood, during the delegation-level talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, who is in India.
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He was apparently referring to the mention of Kashmir in a Poland-Pakistan joint statement in October.
Sikorski is on a three-day visit to India that came less than 10 days before the top leadership of the European Union travels to the country.
Jaishankar also expressed his anguish over the unfair and unjustified "selective targeting" of India over the Ukraine conflict, in what is seen as a reference to Western nations' criticism of New Delhi over its energy ties with Russia.
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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," the EAM said.
India's strong economic growth, size of its market, and pro-investment policies provide immense opportunities for Polish businesses, Jaishankar observed.
Sikorski said he completely agreed with Jaishankar on the "unfairness" and "selective targeting" in the context of tariffs over India's relations with Russia.
In late October, Sikorski travelled to Islamabad and held wide-ranging talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, following which a joint statement was issued that featured the Kashmir issue.
In the talks, the two foreign ministers discussed ways to take forward ongoing cooperation in trade and investment, defence and security, clean technologies and digital innovation.
"Poland is one of India's largest trading partners in Central Europe. Our bilateral trade, I believe, stands at USD 7 billion, having registered growth of almost 200 per cent in the past decade," Jaishankar said.
"Indian investment in Poland has surpassed USD 3 billion, creating a number of job opportunities for Poles. India's strong economic growth, size of its market and pro-investment policies, provide immense opportunity for Polish businesses," he said.
