Spain and India Agree to Expand Economic and Tech Partnership

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Mumbai, in 2024.

Photographer: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Spain and India agreed to deepen economic and technological ties as the global competition over artificial intelligence heats up, following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

“We discussed ways to strengthen the friendship between India and Spain, especially in areas such as defense, security, technology and more,” Modi said in a social media post on X.