RAISINA DIALOGUE

WHY IN NEWS?

Raisina dialogue concludes.

BACKGROUND

The Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, which aims to address the most challenging issues faced by the world.

It is a component of India’s “intelligence diplomacy,” which, though not prominently featured in the public eye, plays a crucial role in the national security framework, alongside the diplomatic corps and the armed forces.

The conference takes place in New Delhi and is attended by people from political, business, media, and civil society backgrounds.

The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, who are joined by thought leaders from the private sector, media and academia.

Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, hosts the conference.

2024 Theme and Thematic Pillars:

• Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create.
• The participants engaged with each other over six “thematic pillars”. These include:
  • Tech Frontiers: Regulations & Realities
  • Peace with the Planet: Invest & Innovate
  • War & Peace: Armouries & Asymmetries
  • Decolonising Multilateralism: Institutions & Inclusion
  • The Post 2030 Agenda: People & Progress
  • Defending Democracy: Society &  Sovereignty.