PM Modi meets Croatian PM Andrej Plenković on first-ever Croatian prime ministerial visit, and Finland's Petteri Orpo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit. Plenković's visit (18–21 February) is the first ever by a Croatian Prime Minister to India; PM Modi had made the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia in June 2025. Both meetings welcomed the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement. With Orpo, Modi called for doubling bilateral trade and co-development in quantum and 6G, and the leaders looked forward to meeting at the 3rd India–Nordic Summit later in the year.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 18 February 2026, New Delhi
- Croatia
- PM Andrej Plenković — first-ever visit by a Croatian PM (18–21 February)
- Earlier
- PM Modi's June 2025 visit to Croatia — first by an Indian PM
- Finland
- PM Petteri Orpo
- Finland outcomes
- Double bilateral trade; quantum and 6G co-development; 3rd India–Nordic Summit later in 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Andrej Plenković, who met PM Modi on 18 February 2026 on what was the first-ever visit to India by a Prime Minister of his country, is the Prime Minister of:
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Correct answer: D — Croatia
Andrej Plenković is the Prime Minister of Croatia; his 18–21 February 2026 visit was the first ever by a Croatian PM to India.
At their meeting on 18 February 2026, PM Modi and Finnish PM Petteri Orpo looked forward to meeting again at which forum later in the year?
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Correct answer: A — 3rd India–Nordic Summit
The leaders looked forward to enhancing engagement, including meeting again at the 3rd India–Nordic Summit later in the year.