The III Spain-India Forum explored the assets and opportunities for Indo-Spanish cooperation as global partners in four key fields: the participation of the European Union and Latin America in the Indo-Pacific; capacity-building in defence industries; university collaboration and educational exchanges; and the global dimension of the Spanish language. Four different Spanish delegations joined the Spain-India Forum in New Delhi. These delegations included the Spain-India Council Foundation's delegation, with members of its Board of Trustees; the Spanish language delegation, coordinated by the Directorate-General for Spanish Language in the World; the Universities delegation, coordinated by the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE), and the think tanks delegation, coordinated by the Spain-India Observatory. Juan Ignacio Entrecanales, President of the Spain-India Council Foundation and Executive Vice-President of Acciona, led these delegations. The Forum saw significant participation from experts and authorities from India, including Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs of India; Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, and Professor Harsh V. Pant, Vice President for Studies and Foreign Policy at ORF.
CONCEPT PAPER – SPAIN AND INDIA AS GLOBAL PARTNERS: ENHANCING CAPACITY-BUILDING AND COOPERATION INITIATIVES TO FOSTER STRONGER TIES
This introductory document provides insights of the 2023 presidencies of the G20, Council of the EU and Pacific Alliance; analyses common grounds and interests with India in the participation of the EU and Latin America in the Indo-Pacific; identifies pathways and opportunities for a Stronger Indo-Spanish collaboration; studies synergies and complementarities for capacity-building and cooperation initiatives in the target sectors identified; and finally sizes the role of India and Spain as global partners.
OUTCOME PAPER – UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THE INDO-SPANISH PARTNERSHIP
This paper puts forward the main conclusions of the II Spain-India Dialogue based on the lines of analysis and ideas shared by all participants.
