New Delhi - India and Spain on Monday set up a joint anti- terror mechanism during a visit by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega to the Indian capital.

India also shared with Spain the evidence linking Pakistan-based elements to the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, IANS news agency reported.

"We expressed our condolences with the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks and offered our help in containing such strikes," the Spanish deputy prime minister was quoted as saying.

She said the anti-terror mechanism would include an exchange of counter-terrorism experts, who would be based in New Delhi and Madrid. The mechanism would also provide support to victims of terrorism in the two countries.

"Spain has considerable expertise in handling terror. We would help India in numerous fields like border surveillance, which we have developed," Fernandez de la Vega said after holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Besides counter-terrorism, the two sides held discussions on a range of issues, including boosting business and cultural ties, and the global financial downturn.

The Spanish minister, who began her six-day visit to India Saturday, is scheduled to go to Mumbai on Tuesday. (dpa)