Warsaw/New Delhi, Aug 22 (Reporter) With elevation of their ties to Strategic Partnership following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish PM Donald Tusk in Warsaw today, India and Poland have drawn up a five-year Action Plan (2024-28) that will guide their bilateral cooperation. In the field of Political Dialogue and Security Cooperation, the action plan says the two sides will maintain regular contacts between foreign ministers, ensure holding of annual political dialogue at the level of deputy minister, hold regular consultations on security and defence cooperation to promote contact between defence industries, modernise military equipment, and address outstanding issues, and the next round of the Joint Working Group for defence cooperation will take place in 2024. Under Trade and Investment, it calls for recognizing opportunities in high-tech, agriculture, agritech, food tech, energy, climate, green technologies, infrastructure, smart cities, defense, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and mining, and will explore further cooperation in these sectors during the next Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) meeting scheduled for the end of 2024. Both sides will work towards achieving balanced bilateral trade and addressing all issues to facilitate smooth trade and investment; they will enhance cooperation in economic security by focusing on increasing supply chain resilience and mitigating risks associated with trade dependencies. Poland recognizes India’s ambition to join the International Energy Agency. In Transport and Connectivity, The two sides will explore developing cooperation in the field of transport infrastructure; they will work to enhance connectivity by pursuing further expansion of flight connections. The two sides reiterated their unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasized that no country should provide a safe haven to those who finance, plan, support or commit terrorist acts. Both sides will make concerted efforts against all terrorists, including by designating individuals affiliated with groups that are listed by the UN Security Council 1267 sanctions committee. Both sides emphasized importance of education and linguistic and cultural exchange in building mutual understanding and fostering bilateral cultural ties. They also recognized the role of Hindi and Indian studies in Poland and Polish language and culture studies in India and agreed to work on an agreement between Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange and respective Indian agencies on teaching Polish language at various universities in India. To mark the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations, both sides will hold cultural festivals in each-others countries organized by the diplomatic missions. Recognizing that the EU and India are key international partners with a significant role in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity, both sides will support the early conclusion of the ongoing India-EU trade and investment negotiations, the operationalization of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), and the implementation of the India-EU Connectivity Partnership to advance the India-EU Strategic Partnership in trade, new technologies, and security. Both sides will ensure regular monitoring of the implementation of the Action Plan, with the annual political consultation as the primary mechanism for reviewing and updating the activities. The extension of the Action Plan for another five-year period will be adopted by the respective ministers in charge of foreign affairs, it said...////...