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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicPedro Sanchez

Topic: Pedro Sanchez

‘Disproportionate & unnecessary’. Spain gets NATO approval to opt out of 5% spending target

PM Pedro Sanchez says Spain ‘fully respects’ other countries' decisions to increase defence spending, but added it can meet all NATO commitments by spending only 2.1% of its GDP.

Modi, Spanish PM Sánchez push for more joint projects in defence, trade, and deeper economic ties

Both countries announce support for UNSC candidacies & call for greater cooperation in combating terror. Jt statement outlines more engagement in defence, economy & global affairs.

Modi calls new Airbus C295 plant example of ‘New India’ at inauguration with Spanish PM

Spanish leader assures full transfer of technology to the Tata Advanced Systems Limited plant which will build 40 planes between 2026 and 2031.

German chancellor and Spanish PM to visit India back to back, submarines among key focus areas

While German firm TKMS has tied up with state-run MDL, Spain's Navantia has tied up with L&T to bid for Project 75 (India), under which 6 conventional submarines are to be built.

Spanish PM says Covid infections could be 3 times higher than reported

Spain has become the first Western European nation to surpass 1 million Covid cases. Health Minister Salvador Illa said that in parts of the country the pandemic is out of control.

Socialists win Spanish election, but fall short of majority

Over 270 election staffers die after counting votes by hand in Indonesia after polls and thousands swarm streets in Hong Kong against China extradition law

A Ramzan ceasefire in Afghanistan too, and the US and Canada are locking horns on trade

Spain just swore in a 'feminist' government and the United States of America has imposed tariffs on its neighbours, leading to a trade war with Canada.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.