Context:
The ninth edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from February 21 to 23rd in New Delhi.
Relevance:
GS II: International Relations
Raisina Dialogue Overview:
Annual Conference:
- Started in 2016.
- Hosted in New Delhi.
Purpose:
- Addresses challenging global issues in geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Participants:
- Involves individuals from political, business, media, and civil society backgrounds.
- Structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion.
Organizers:
- Conducted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Theme 2024:
- “Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create.”
Thematic Pillars:
- Divided into six thematic pillars for discussion during the three-day conference:
- 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.
