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Jitin Prasada meets Polish defence, space and IT bosses in Warsaw
The commerce minister of state held talks with WB Group, Creotech Instruments, Billennium and Boryszew on drones, satellites, cloud services and investment in India.
Key points
- Jitin Prasada held talks with four Polish companies in Warsaw.
- Defence firm WB Group discussed unmanned aerial systems and defence electronics.
- Creotech Instruments explored micro-satellites and joint research.
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada has held a round of meetings with Polish industry leaders in Warsaw, looking for ways to bring the two countries closer in defence technology, space, IT, manufacturing and advanced electronics. He shared details of the talks on X on Wednesday.
His first meeting was with Piotr Wojciechowski, president of the Polish defence and technology group WB Group. They discussed next-generation defence electronics, unmanned aerial systems, advanced communications, autonomous systems and tactical electronics.
With Gaweł Łopiński, chief executive of IT and cloud services company Billennium, which has a presence in Pune, Prasada talked about investment, digital talent, cloud transformation and artificial intelligence.
At space technology company Creotech Instruments, he met co-founder Grzegorz Brona and deputy chief executive Grzegorz Wrochna. The talks covered micro-satellites, space hardware and quantum technologies, and the scope for joint research and development.
At the Indian Embassy, he met Adam Holewa, a board member of the Boryszew Group and chief executive of Maflow and BAP Group, to discuss technical cooperation, joint ventures and investment in India under the Make in India and production-linked incentive schemes, with a focus on supply chains.
The visit follows Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s talks with Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 22 October, when the two leaders agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy.