Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is moving to solidify a robust strategic partnership between Greece and India, highlighted by his upcoming meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi.
On the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit—attended by approximately 20 world leaders—the two Prime Ministers will discuss the further expansion of economic ties, building on the landmark agreement reached in Athens two and a half years ago.
The bilateral relationship turned into a Strategic Partnership
The period following Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Athens has been a turning point, evolving the bilateral relationship into a formal Strategic Partnership.
With India’s economy maintaining strong growth momentum, the nation is cementing its role as a global superpower driven by domestic consumption and infrastructure investment.
A central goal, reaffirmed during Mitsotakis’s 2024 visit to New Delhi, is to double bilateral trade by 2030. Furthermore, under new migration legislation, Greece expects thousands of Indian workers to bolster various sectors of the economy.
On the investment front, India is expanding its footprint with flagship projects like the Kastelli Airport on Crete and growing real estate activity.
A cornerstone of this strategy remains the promotion of Greece as “India’s Gateway to Europe” via the IMEC corridor, with the announcement of direct flights in 2026 expected to catalyze both tourism and entrepreneurship.
Greece-India direct flights
The first direct air connection between the two countries started in January this year, with the Indian airline IndiGo now operating flights between New Delhi and Athens and between Mumbai, India’s financial center, and the Greek capital.
Aegean is also scheduled to start flights to India from March, initially to New Delhi and later to Mumbai.
Greece has also launched the opening of two new consulates, in Mumbai and Bangalore, which will support the embassy in New Delhi and the consulate general in Kolkata. In this way, Greece’s diplomatic presence will coincide with the destinations of the air connections and will further facilitate travel, business partnerships and investments between the two countries.
In addition, direct flights are expected to gradually bring significant benefits to tourism, given that the Indian middle class interested in traveling to Europe is constantly growing and is expected to exceed 500 million members in 2030.