10th Raisina Dialogue 2025
Date & Place: March 17–19, 2025, New Delhi
Inaugurated by: PM Narendra Modi
Chief Guest (Keynote Speaker): PM of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon
Theme: “Kālachakra – People, Peace and Planet”Significance:
- India’s Global Geopolitical Role: Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier platform to showcase its strategic thinking and foreign policy vision.
- Multi-stakeholder Participation: Includes Ministers, former Heads of State, military commanders, industry captains, tech leaders, scholars, and youth from ~125 countries.
- Key Focus Areas (Thematic Pillars):
- Politics Interrupted: Shifting Sands and Rising Tides
- Resolving the Green Trilemma: Who, Where, and How
- Digital Planet: Agents, Agencies and Absences
- Other discussions across geopolitics, geoeconomics, and sustainability
- Strategic Value for UPSC:
- Shows India’s engagement with global issues like climate, digital governance, and international cooperation.
- Highlights India’s diplomacy and networking with nations across continents.
- Useful for GS Paper II (International Relations) and current affairs.
Participants: ~3500 in-person attendees; millions following online.
UPSC Angle:
- India’s soft power and leadership in global strategic dialogues.
- Opportunities for India to influence global norms on peace, sustainability, and digital governance.
- Reflection of India’s foreign policy priorities under PM Modi’s leadership.
Updated - March 17, 2025 1:58 PM | News On Air