Following the visit of the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi to Ukraine on August 21-23, 2024, to Poland and Ukraine, the East European Development Institute hosted an online discussion summing up the results and broader impact of the visits, within the framework of its project “Ukraine and South Asia: Open Dialogues”, supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.

The first ever historic visit by any Prime Minister of India since the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Ukraine in 1992, saw, inter alia, signing of four memoranda and a joint statement of leaders. The historical visit to Poland after 45 years also saw comprehensive partnership develop into strategic partnership, booming trade adnd investment as well as defense cooperation.

What are the potential areas of cooperation that will benefit Ukraine and India and also Poland and India in the respective bilateral contexts?
What strategic configurations we may see in India’s foreign policy in Central and Eastern Europe?
What immediate effect will the visit have on the peace conferences initiated by Ukraine?

These and other issues will be addressed by our distinguished panel of experts.
H. E. Dr. Olexander Polishchuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to India
Dr. Anastasia Piliavsky, Reader, India Institute, King’s College London;
Dr. (hab.) Olena Bordilovska, Head of Dept. National Institute of Strategic Studies, Ukraine;
Dr. (hab.) Agnieszka Kuszewska-Bohnert, Associate Professor, Jagellonian University,
Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva, Jean Monnet Chair, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India;
Dr. Mridula Ghosh, Associate Professor, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and Board Chair, EEDI (moderator).