India and Spain unveil Dual Year logo and Spain joins Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)

Key facts

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares jointly unveiled the logo for the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism and Artificial Intelligence on 21 January 2026 in New Delhi.
• The unveiling marked 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Spain.
• Spain formally acceded to the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) by handing over the signed Declaration of Accession to Jaishankar during the visit.
• India launched the IPOI in November 2019 at the East Asia Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Discussions between the ministers covered trade, investment, defence, technology, education and people-to-people ties.
• Jaishankar thanked Spain for supporting deeper India-European Union cooperation across multiple domains.