Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will jointly inaugurate the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue to be held from March 17 to 19.

Foreign ministers of at least 18 countries, top executives of several global firms and foreign policy experts will converge in the national capital for the annual conclave.

Raisina Dialogue

• The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.

• The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs.

• Every year, leaders in politics, business, media, and civil society converge in New Delhi to discuss the state of the world and explore opportunities for cooperation on a wide range of contemporary matters. 

• 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.

• The first Raisina Dialogue was held from March 1 to 3, 2016.

• The theme of the 2025 edition is ‘Kālachakra: People. Peace. Planet’. 

• In a first, a delegation including a senior security official from Taiwan is expected to participate in the deliberations.

• The Raisina Dialogue will also witness participation of representatives from several countries including former heads of State and heads of government, captains of industry, technology leaders, scholars on strategic affairs and experts from leading think tanks.

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