{"id":8721,"date":"2026-09-19T09:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultura.uc3m.es\/eventos\/indias-growth-story-opening-lecture-of-uc3m-india-week\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:14:43","slug":"indias-growth-story-opening-lecture-of-uc3m-india-week","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/cultura.uc3m.es\/en\/eventos\/indias-growth-story-opening-lecture-of-uc3m-india-week\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Growth Story. Opening Lecture of UC3M India Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>India&#8217;s Growth Story<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Inaugural Lecture of UC3M India Week<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Date: Monday, September 28, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Lecture:<\/strong> approximately 45 minutes long<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Aula Magna. Getafe Campus. Carlos III University of Madrid<br \/>\n<strong>Admission: <\/strong>Free admission until capacity is reached<br \/>\n<strong>Language: <\/strong>Spanish<\/p>\n<p><strong>UC3M India Week<\/strong> officially begins with the lecture <strong>\u201cIndia\u2019s Growth Story,\u201d<\/strong> delivered by <strong>His Excellency Mr. Jayant N. Khobragade, Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The opening session offers an overview of India\u2019s path of transformation and growth, as well as its growing presence on the international stage. From a diplomatic perspective, it will provide insight into some of the processes that have accompanied the country\u2019s economic, technological, and social evolution, as well as the opportunities presented by this new phase in its relations with other countries, including Spain. <\/p>\n<p>The title of the lecture is part of a line of thought that the ambassador has recently presented at various Spanish academic forums. In February 2026, he delivered a lecture at the University of Valladolid also titled <strong>\u201cIndia\u2019s Growth Story<\/strong>, <strong>\u201d<\/strong> which served as the opening event for the academic series linked to the 2026 Spain-India Dual Year. <\/p>\n<p>The lecture will kick off the program of activities for <strong>UC3M India Week<\/strong>, an initiative of Carlos III University of Madrid that, from September 28 to October 2, offers a journey through contemporary India via culture, the arts, the humanities, economics, technology, and international relations. The program will take place on the Getafe, Legan\u00e9s, Colmenarejo, and Madrid-Puerta de Toledo campuses. <\/p>\n<p><strong>His Excellency Mr. Jayant N. Khobragade<\/strong> has served as Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra since <strong>September 24, 2025<\/strong>. A career diplomat, he has been a member of <strong>the Indian Foreign Service since 1995<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to his current posting, he served <strong>as India\u2019s Ambassador to ASEAN from July 2021 to August 2025<\/strong> and <strong>as India\u2019s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from August 2013 to February 2017<\/strong>. Throughout his career, he has held diplomatic posts at the Indian missions in Moscow, Almaty, and Islamabad. <\/p>\n<p>In India, he has held positions in various departments of the Ministry of External Affairs, including the Division of Disarmament and International Security Affairs, the West Africa Division, and the Passport Seva project. He also served as <em>Joint Secretary<\/em> for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Atomic Energy. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in electrical engineering and speaks, among other languages, <strong>English, Spanish, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, and Russian<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>In collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Growth Story Inaugural Lecture of UC3M India Week Date: Monday, September 28, 2026 Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lecture: approximately 45 minutes long Location: Aula Magna. Getafe Campus. 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