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The archetypal ‘Made successful India’ C-295 subject craft is expected to rotation retired of a mill earlier September, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) arsenic helium underlined New Delhi’s committedness to physique resilient manufacturing capabilities.
In his remarks astatine a gathering with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Mr. Jaishankar asserted that the satellite indispensable show “zero tolerance” towards terrorism.
“The satellite bid is intelligibly undergoing a profound change. It is much imperative than ever earlier for nations to collaborate connected shared challenges,” helium said.
“This is peculiarly the lawsuit with respect to combating coercion wherever some India and Spain person been victims. The satellite indispensable show zero tolerance towards terrorism,” helium added.
The External Affairs Minister besides thanked Spain for its enactment for deeper India-EU ties crossed antithetic domains and welcomed the European federation for joining India-backed Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).
In his comments, the External Affairs Minister besides highlighted increasing commercialized and defence practice betwixt India and Spain and mentioned the C-295 craft project.
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In October 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Sanchez inaugurated the C-295 last assembly line successful Vadodara.
The IAF is getting 56 C-295 transport craft nether a woody worthy ₹21,935 crore with Airbus Defence and Space. Forty of these craft volition beryllium built successful India.
In his remarks, Mr. Jaishankar said the economical concern betwixt India and Spain is an important pillar of the wide relationship.
“Spain is among India's important commercialized partners successful the EU (European Union), and our bilateral commercialized successful goods has crossed $8 cardinal successful caller years.” Mr. Jaishankar said Spanish companies person made a important beingness successful India, peculiarly successful infrastructure, renewable energy, municipality mobility, engineering and h2o absorption sectors.
“Indian companies are besides progressive successful Spain successful IT, pharmaceuticals, and automotive components. We spot sizeable imaginable to further deepen this concern cooperation,” helium said.
“We are expecting the archetypal ‘Made successful India’ C-295 craft to rotation retired of the mill earlier September this year. It reflects the increasing extent of our defence concern collaboration and our committedness to physique resilient manufacturing capabilities,” helium said.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Spain Foreign Minister José Manuel Albare jointly unveil the India-Spain logo, marking the Dual Year of Culture, Tourism and Artificial Intelligence, successful New Delhi Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar via ANI.
The External Affairs Minister besides made a notation of India hosting the AI Impact Summit adjacent month.
"Our attack to AI is human-centric, inclusive, and focused connected its liable and ethical use. I deliberation it is precise akin to the attack of Europe," helium said.
Mr. Jaishankar said India and Spain bask lukewarm and affable relations, rooted successful shared antiauthoritarian values and respect for multilateralism and a rule-based order.
India and Spain volition observe successful 2026 the 70th day of the constitution of diplomatic relations.
“Our concern is enriched by beardown taste ties. The popularity of Yoga, Ayurveda and Indian civilization successful Spain, and the increasing involvement successful Spanish connection and civilization successful India, bespeak the heavy people-to-people link betwixt our societies,” Mr. Jaishankar said.
Tourism is besides an important and increasing pillar of our partnership, helium said.
Mr. Jaishankar besides unveiled a logo to commemorate 2026 arsenic India-Spain “Dual Year” successful the fields of civilization and tourism. The logo has been selected from implicit 1,900 entries received done an unfastened competition.
