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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Spain

Spain says ‘tax the rich’, plans higher fees for private jets, business class air travel

“It is only fair that those who have more — and pollute more — pay their fair share,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

India receives last of 16 Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft from Spain

Delivery is two months early. Under a contract with Airbus, India has received 16 aircraft from Spain, will manufacture 40 locally to replace ageing An-32s & HAL’s Avro 748s.

Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, brother die in car crash in Spain

Spanish police say the footballer’s Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames after it suffered a burst tyre while overtaking.

‘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.

All-party delegation concludes 3-day visit to Spain, highlights India’s zero tolerance to terrorism

The group, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi met members of the Spanish Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Vice President Antonio Gutierrez Limones & Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares.

Vietnam, Spain leaders pledge to strengthen economic ties, boost free trade as Trump tariffs hit

Vietnam wants to upgrade its strategic partnership with Spain at the earliest opportunity, its PM Pham Minh Chinh said during a visit by his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez.

What is Tehreek-e-Labbaik, the radical group under spotlight after arrest of 11 Pakistanis in Spain

In the 3rd phase of a 3-year-long investigation into radical groups operating in Barcelona, the 11 were held in a joint operation by the Spanish National Police & Italian police forces.

Spain faces a housing crisis. Are foreign buyers to blame?

The housing affordability crisis in Spain has sparked protests over overtourism. Locals feel pushed out by tourists, with neighbourhoods overtaken by short-term rentals.

EAM Jaishankar visits Spain, strengthens bilateral ties

The External Affairs Minister met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and held talks on trade, defense, culture, and more.

Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

Footage shot by emergency services showed bridges that had collapsed and cars and trucks piled on top of each other on highways between flooded fields outside the city of Valencia.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.