Jalandhar: Indian delegation participates in special conference at European Parliament

Jalandhar: A delegation from the Pathways Global Alliance was invited to the European Parliament, where a series of meetings were held to discuss parliamentary, economic, academic, and cultural cooperation between India and Europe. Prominent BJP leaders from the country and states represented the Indian delegation at the event. The discussions took place during a conference organized by the European Parliament and attended by Members of the European Parliament, Members of the Polish Parliament, policy experts, economists, and entrepreneurs. The conference was organized by Grzegorz Braun, Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), and chaired by Ryszard Czarnecki, former Vice-President of the European Parliament.
The Indian delegation included senior political and institutional representatives, including Dushyant Kumar Gautam, National General Secretary, BJP and former Member of Parliament; Rinchen Lhamo, former member of the National Minorities Commission; Rajesh Bagha, former Chairman of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, Vice President of BJP Punjab and Chief Patron of Pathways Global Alliance, as well as National President of the British Ravidassia Heritage Foundation (United Kingdom) and Peshiram Dadsena, BJP RTI State President, Chhattisgarh. The European side was represented by Roman Fritz, Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Włodzimierz Skałyk, Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Sławomir Zawisłak, Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm); Dr. Sławomir Ojdik, Policy Expert; Ireneusz Jabłoński, Economist; and Jack Steelo, Entrepreneur.
During the meeting, plans were made to enhance cooperation between India and Europe. BJP leaders said that the Kolhapur family, descendants of the royal family of Kolhapur and 17th-century Indian hero Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, sheltered over 5,000 Polish women and children at the Valivade camp in Kolhapur State from 1943 to 1948, building deep bonds between the people of Poland and India. The mutual affection between the Kolhapur family and the Polish people of India is an important foundation of trust between the people of India and Poland. The meetings concluded with the understanding that continued engagement will be maintained through parliamentary dialogue, institutional mechanisms, and structured follow-up, aimed at strengthening long-term cooperation between India and Europe.