Ambani family hosts Finnish President Stubb at Mumbai residence

Reliance Industries Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani along with his son Anant Ambani hosted the President of Finland Alexander Stubb for a warm and gracious afternoon at their Mumbai residencePic credits RelianceThe gathering reflected a spirit of friendship meaningful conversation and the strengthening of ties through shared valuesEarlier the President of Finland Alexander Stubb and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugrated the eleventh edition of the Raisina Dialogue Indias flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics on FridayOpening the proceedings Samir Saran President Observer Research Foundation ORF stated that throughout its eleven years the Dialogue has remained steadfast in its aim of unpacking the present to help shape the futureHe pointed out that its theme in 2026 Samskara captures a world in which nations are asserting their identity asserting their dialogue and advancing through refinementOn Saturday Finnish President Alexander Stubb asserted that the global trajectory is shifting significantly towards New Delhi declaring that the future is Indian due to the countrys demographic and economic strengthSpeaking during an interview with ANI the President offered a bold prediction for the coming decade stating First of all I think the future is Indian And I dont say this only because Im in India and Im not trying to be openly diplomatic I think demography economy and history speak in your favourThe President described his highlevel engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as wonderful following a threehour meeting that underscored the deepening ties between Finland and India during his ongoing state visitIt has been wonderful I felt very warmly welcomed I spent three hours with PM Modi and then spoke at the Raisina Dialogue and had meetings with political leaders he notedReflecting on the countrys rapid transformation since his previous trip he remarked Last time I was here was in 2013 Now just seeing the development the infrastructure the roads and the buildings it is always nice to be back in IndiaAddressing the strategic importance of bilateral agreements the President highlighted the mutual benefits of newly signed protocolsI think these MoUs will help us have better exchanges when it comes to labour mobility I think it is going to be a twoway street he saidDuring his visit to Mumbai President Stubb also paid a sombre tribute to the victims of the 2611 attacks at the Taj Palace HotelTerrorism is always a menace everywhere The attacks on 26 November 2008 were horrific It was my great honour to pay respects to the victims he statedDiscussing Indias role in a shifting global landscape he explained that the current global transition necessitates a move away from outdated power structuresA world order changes ever so often And I think were now seeing a transition of the world order I would prefer it to be multilateral in other national institutions rules and norms not multipolar which for me is often about pure interests deals and transactions Reality is probably going to be somewhere in between he addedPic credits RelianceThe Finnish President urged Western nations to recognise Indias leadershipI am happy that the largest democracy in the world India is taking the lead And my argument to my Western friends is that if we want to save multilateralism were going to have to give agency in other words power a seat around the table to the countries that matter today he saidHe further argued that international bodies must reflect the current era rather than the postwar period of 1945We dont live in a world of 1945 so the institutions should not reflect that either They should reflect the world of 2026 Thats why I have called for instance for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council for India he statedDrawing from his own scholarship on the subject Stubb maintained that Indias leadership is pivotal for the future of the international communityI wrote a book about it called The Triangle of Power where I really think that the Global South is going to decide where were going to go and India leads itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever