Tusk and Shivakumar discuss Poland-Karnataka business ties

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar discussed expanding business and technology ties in Bengaluru, while a local university and a Polish institution signed an academic cooperation agreement. The talks identified possible collaboration in aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing, but officials described broader investment opportunities as prospective rather than completed ventures. The meeting took place alongside the India-Poland Business Forum. Tusk said Karnataka could serve as a gateway for Polish investment in India and pointed to the regions’ relatively young workforces as a basis for cooperation. Shivakumar invited Poland to participate as a country partner at Karnataka’s Global Investors Meet 2027. Shivakumar said the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board had allotted five acres at Vemagal for a proposed Rs 80 crore investment by Poland’s TZMO Group. He said the project is expected to create around 1,000 jobs. The proposed facility would manufacture smart adult incontinence pads; the sources describe the investment and jobs through the chief minister’s account, not as an operating project. The leaders also discussed...