India, Spain and the EU: the new geopolitics

Fundacion Alternativas and the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR), a prestigious, New Delhi-based think tank, are holding a joint event titled “India, Spain and the EU: what strategic scope for cooperation?the new geopolitics” on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 at the Instituto Cervantes, New Delhi.

The event will explore the scope for strategic cooperation between India and Spain, as well as the EU, across key domains to deepen and consolidate their relationship going forward. The event will have two sessions focussed on defence and the multipolar world order, as well as oncooperation in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and cutting-edge technologies. 

The event will count with  the support of the Embassy of Spain in New Delhi within the framework  the of the «Spain-india Dual Year  2026» . 

Program

09.00: Introductory Session

• H.E. Amb. Juan Antonio March Pujol
  Ambassador of Spain to India

• Dr. Vicente Palacio
  Foreign Policy Director, Fundación Alternativas

• Ambassador Sanjay Verma
  Former Secretary West, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

09.30: SESSION 1: INDIA–SPAIN COOPERATION: DEFENCE AND THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER

• Dr. Javier Gil
  Lecturer in International Relations, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and Fundación Alternativas Researcher

• Col (Retd.) Shailender Arya
  Senior Advisor, Asia Group

10.30: Coffee Break

10.45: SESSION 2:  INDIA–SPAIN COOPERATION: DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

• Dr. Amaia Sanchez
  Associated Faculty, IE University

• Amb. Rakesh Sood
  Distinguished Fellow, CSDR

11.45: Closure