What is it?
- The Raisina Dialogue is envisioned as India‘s flagship conference of geopolitics and geo-economics.
- It is designed to explore prospects and opportunities for Asian integration as well as Asia’s integration with the larger world.
- The 2016 conclave focused on Asia’s physical, economic, digital connectivity and fostering common global spaces with an emphasis on Asia.
- It is based on India’s vital role in the Indian Ocean Region and how India along with its partners can build a stable regional and world order.
- The conference was held jointly by Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), an independent think tank based in India.
- The theme of the conference was ‘Asian connectivity’.
What is the importance of conference?
- The conference is being seen as the government‘s attempt to rival conferences around the world that attract global players such as the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore, and the Munich Conference on national security.
- The conference was being attended by speakers from 40 countries.
- The conference provided opportunity for India to cement its role in the Indian Ocean Region.
- India‘s Foreign minister pointed out that that India‘s plans for connectivity were “cooperative rather than a unilateral approach”.
NOTE: You can mention Raisina Dialogue in IR answers as a bold move by India. This is the sign if resurgent India.
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