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📊Bloomberg Technology•#ai-competition #bilateral-deal•Feb 18, 2026Freshcollected in 5h

Spain and India Boost AI Tech Ties

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💡Spain-India AI pact heats global race—new partnership ops

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What changed

Spain-India economic tech agreement

Why it matters

Strengthens non-US AI ecosystems, opening cross-border research and infra opportunities.

What to do next

Scan for Spain-India AI grant programs targeting collaborative projects.

Who should care:Founders & Product Leaders

🧠 Deep Insight

Web-grounded analysis with 5 cited sources.

🔑 Key Takeaways

•Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez held bilateral talks on February 18, 2026, during the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, emphasizing AI cooperation for inclusive development and global AI governance[1][2].
•The leaders announced 2026 as the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations, aiming to boost technology, innovation, and people-to-people ties[1][2].
•Bilateral discussions covered trade, investment, defense (including Tata-Airbus C-295 collaboration), renewable energy, space, and infrastructure, with Spain as India's sixth-largest EU trading partner at $9.32 billion in goods trade for 2024[2][3].

🔮 Future ImplicationsAI analysis grounded in cited sources

This agreement positions India and Spain as key collaborators in ethical AI governance amid global competition, potentially accelerating defense co-production, renewable energy projects, and EU-India FTA implementation to enhance trade and innovation leadership.

⏳ Timeline

2024-10

Pedro Sánchez's first official bilateral visit to India (October 27-29), including inauguration of Tata-Airbus C-295 facility[2]

2026-02

Pedro Sánchez's second visit to India (February 18-19) for AI Impact Summit and bilateral talks with Modi on AI, trade, and Dual Year announcement[1][2]

📎 Sources (5)

Factual claims are grounded in the sources below. Forward-looking analysis is AI-generated interpretation.

Spain and India agreed to deepen economic and technological partnership. The deal comes amid intensifying global AI competition, post PMs' meeting.

Key Points

1.Spain-India economic tech agreement
2.Deepens ties amid AI competition
3.Follows Sánchez-Modi bilateral meeting

Impact Analysis

Strengthens non-US AI ecosystems, opening cross-border research and infra opportunities.

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