Current Affairs - International - Discussion

India and Poland held a bilateral meeting on July 15, 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan, New Delhi, to strengthen cooperation in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. The discussions focused on expanding institutional partnerships, promoting sustainable manufacturing through the Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) initiative, improving access to credit for small businesses, and enhancing multilingual information dissemination. Poland is India's largest trading partner in Central and Eastern Europe, with bilateral trade increasing threefold between 2013 and 2025. The meeting also reinforced ongoing collaboration between India's National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP).