Raisina Dialogue to begin today, PM Modi to attend inaugural session

India’s
flagship global conference on geopolitics and geo-economics Raisina Dialogue
will begin today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the inaugural
session.

Seven former
heads of state or government will share their views on important challenges
facing the world.

The fifth
edition of the prestigious Raisina Dialogue is being jointly organized by the
Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.

The
three-day conference will see participation of 12 Foreign Ministers, including
from Russia, Iran, Australia, Maldives, South Africa, Denmark, Uzbekistan and
the EU. This will bring together 700 international participants from over 100
countries.

In the short
span of five years, the Raisina Dialogue has acquired an enviable global
profile uniting the best strategic thinkers of the world.

The collaborations
in the dialogue represent India’s deliberative principles, as well as its
international credibility and convening power.

It has grown
along with India’s diplomatic profile and will set the tone for its intensive
diplomatic engagement this year.