Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Madrid
EmbassySpain · Ambassador: Shri Jayant N. Khobragade
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In short
India’s embassy in Spain records a reported community of 70,549, 32 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 42%. Led by Shri Jayant N. Khobragade, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence70,549
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Spain"
“PIOs 18,232 + NRIs 52,317 = 70,549”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence32
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 6 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 31 May 2017)
“MOU IN THE SPHERE OF CIVIL AVIATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN — 31 May 2017”
Published: 31 May 2017 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
42%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Spain”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to SpainUS dollars · latest FY$7.02bn
Bilateral Brief — Spain
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: Bilateral Trade section — sentence stating Indian exports
“India’s exports were around USD 7.02 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA attributes these figures to the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Read from the briefing’s prose; where it states no figure, none is shown.
Agreements on record (32)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SPORTS OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAINSports Development13 January 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AGENDA OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENTOther13 January 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MOBILITY OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORTAid and Cooperation28 October 2024
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN REGARDING COOPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSOther28 October 2024
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN FOR THE YEARS 2024-2028Cultural Relations and Sport28 October 2024
- JOINT DECLARATION OF INTENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND COOPERATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN THE CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC FIELDSCultural Relations and Sport15 June 2022
- MOU IN THE SPHERE OF CIVIL AVIATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINTransport31 May 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON THE TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONSCivil and Criminal Matters30 May 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR DEPENDENTS OF DIPLOMATIC,CONSULAR,ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR MISSIONSDiplomatic Relations30 May 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations30 May 2017
- MOU IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINEnvironment and Resources30 May 2017
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN CYBER SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINAid and Cooperation30 May 2017
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINDiplomatic Relations30 May 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPLANT SERVICESHealth29 May 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN PORT MATTERSMaritime Law05 July 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN REGARDING INDIAN GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL DVELOPMENT PROJECTS THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES,COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEducation12 November 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN RAILWAYSTransport26 October 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AUDIO-VISUAL CO-PRODUCTIONAid and Cooperation26 October 2012
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN AMENDING THE CONVENTION AND THE PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND FISCAL EVASION SIGNED AT DELHI ON 8TH FEBRUARY 1993Business and Trade26 October 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON COOPERATION IN THE ROADS AND ROAD TANSPORT SECTORTransport26 October 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON TOURISM COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation22 April 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON AGRICULTURE & ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation22 April 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGYEnvironment and Resources22 April 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation22 April 2009
- STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINAid and Cooperation29 September 2006
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters03 July 2006
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINScience and Technology03 July 2006
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND KINGDOM OF SPAINCivil and Criminal Matters20 June 2002
- INDO-SPANISH JOINT DECLARATION ON COOPERATION IN COMBATING TERRORISM, DRUG-TRAFFICKING AND ORGANISED CRIMECivil and Criminal Matters08 February 1993
- AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAINTransport10 April 1987
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAINCultural Relations and Sport16 September 1982
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SPAIN ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation14 December 1972
The briefing
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