Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 11th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi this evening. President of Finland, Dr. Alexander Stubb, will join the inaugural session as the Chief Guest, and deliver the keynote address. The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the international community.

 

The Raisina Dialogue will witness participation of representatives from 110 countries including Ministers, former Heads of State and Heads of Government, Members of Parliament, Military Commanders, and Captains of Industry, among others.

 

The theme this year is “Saṁskāra – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement”. Over the course of three days, decision makers and thought leaders of the world will engage each other across conversations in various formats, over six thematic pillars. These pillars include Contested Frontiers: Power, Polarity, and Periphery, Repairing the Commons: New Groups, New Guardians, New Avenues and Trade in the Time of Tariffs: Recovery, Resilience, Reinvention.

 

Around 2700 participants from 110 countries will be joining the Dialogue in-person. The proceedings will be viewed by millions across the world on various digital platforms.