Raisina Dialogue

August 11, 2023

Foreign Secretary recently told a Parliament committee that the Raisina Dialogue is now among the most significant global level think tank events in the

The other three flagship annual conferences, in addition to Raisina Dialogue, supported by the foreign ministry are-

v Asia Economic Dialogue (in partnership with Pune International Centre),

v Global Technology Summit (in partnership with Carnegie India) and

v Indian Ocean Conference (in partnership with India Foundation).

Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics addressing issues facing the global community.
It derives its name from Raisina Hill, the seat of Indian government.
Since 2016, this annual event is held by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), which is an independent think tank in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs.
The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion involving heads of state, cabinet ministers, and local government officials, who are joined by thought leaders from the private sector, media, and academia.
The 8th Edition was held in March 2023 under the theme– “Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence : Lighthouse in the tempest”
- It saw the presence of the Prime Minister of Italy and at least 30 foreign ministers.