Context :

• The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue was held in New Delhi, in which the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, was the Chief Guest.

Key Points :

• Edition : 11th
• Theme : Samskara – Narrative, Harmony and Progress
• Chief Guest : President of Finland – Alexander Stubb
• Inauguration : Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Objective :Discussion on Geopolitics and Geo-economics.
• Organizer : Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs.
• During the discussion sessions, global leaders and experts shared their views on six major themes.

These included:

• Contested Borders: Power, Polarisation and Peripheries
• Rebuilding Shared Resources: New Groupings, New Guardians
• New Pathways
• Trade in the Age of Tariffs: Recovery, Resilience and Rebuilding

Participation : About 2,700 delegates from 110 countries participated in this three-day event, including policy makers, military leaders and industry experts.

Raisina Dialogue

It is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.

• Started : 2016
• Venue : Held annually in New Delhi.
• Name Origin :The name is derived from Raisina Hill, where key government institutions such as Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Prime Minister’s Office are located.
• Organizers :Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
• Significance :It helps project India as a “Leading Power”, highlight its foreign policy, and influence global strategic discourse.
• Model :The dialogue is organized on the lines of Singapore’s Shangri La Dialogue.