New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Neeta Bhushan, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1994 batch, has been appointed as India's new ambassador to the Republic of Poland.

She is currently serving as India's High Commissioner to New Zealand and will take up the assignment shortly.

India and Poland share a long-standing friendly relationship, marked by high-level political contacts and vibrant economic engagement. Diplomatic relations were established in 1954, leading to the opening of the Indian Embassy in Warsaw in 1957. The two countries shared common ideological perceptions, based on their opposition to colonialism, imperialism and racism.

During the Communist era, bilateral relations were close and cordial, with regular high-level visits (se...