Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Penkovic exchanged Handshake during a joint press release, in Banski Dvori in Zagreb on June 18, 2025 | Photo Credit: Neither
New Delhi
India and Croatia will create long -term plans for deepening the defense partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday (June 18, 2025). In Zagreb, after the official dialogue with Prime Minister Andrej Polenkovice, Prime Minister Modi said that Croatian companies would be welcomed to participate in the development of Indian coastal infrastructure and that India and Croatia would work together on space enterprises. Prime Minister Modi appreciated Croatia for expressing solidarity with India as a result of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam of 22 April.
“In the field of defensive cooperation, a long -term plan will be created that will focus on defense production together with training and military exchange. There are many areas where our economies can complement each other’s capacity,” PM Modi said, adding that India will strengthen investment in critical industries of Croatia such as farm, agriculture, IT, digital technology, digital technology, digital technology, digital technology, digital Technology, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, digital technologies, semiconductor technologies.
“According to the Sagarmala project, the port of the port, the development of the coastal zone and the multimodal connectivity will provide huge opportunities for Croatian societies,” said Prime Minister Modi, who welcomed Croatian participation in boat building. Mr Modi emphasized the old connection of India with the Adriatic region and said that this connection helps to build people’s connection.
Prime Minister Modi repeated his call to resolve international conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy and communicated Indian recognition for support that Croatia expanded to India after a terrorist attack on April 22. “We agree that terrorism is the enemy of humanity and the opponent of those who believe in democracy,” said Prime Minister Modi, who expressed gratitude to the government of Croatia and added: “Such support at such difficult moments of friendly states was very important to us.
Mr Modi announced that academic institutions in India and Croatia will be conducted together by research projects. “India will share its space expertise with Croatia,” said Mr. Modi, who appreciated the Indology Department at the University of Zagreb. Both parties also completed a five -year plan for the cultural exchange program. The Prime Minister Modi also announced that India and Croatia would “soon” sign a mobility agreement to help the people between the two parties. Prime Minister Modi arrived in Croatia late on Wednesday on the way back home from the G7 summit in Canada, where he emphasized the needs of the global south, which were influenced by the commodity crises that broke out against the background of the war of Ukraine.
Published – June 18, 2025 22:50
