August 21, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, arrived in Warsaw Poland on what is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 45 years.

During his visit, PM Modi will hold meetings with his Polish counterpart and the President, and will also engage with the Indian community. Later today, the Prime Minister will first lay a wreath at the memorial of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar.

The memorial is dedicated to Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, a former Maharaja of Nawanagar. In 1942, the Maharaja established the Polish Children’s Camp in Jamnagar for refuges Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II.

PM Modi said that his visit comes as both the countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.