PM Modi to inaugurate Raisina Dialogue; several foreign ministers to attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday throw open the threeday Raisina Dialogue Indias flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics that will be joined by delegates from 125 countriesNew Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha are among those attending the 10th edition of the conclaveIn a first a delegation including a senior security official from Taiwan is also attending the deliberations reflecting growing cooperation between the two sides in the last few years people familiar with the matter saidThe Raisina Dialogue is being hosted by the leading thinktank Observer Research Foundation ORF in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs MEAIt will witness the participation of representatives from about 125 countries including ministers former heads of state and heads of government military commanders captains of industry technology leaders academics journalists scholars on strategic affairs and experts from leading think tanks the MEA said on SundayOfficials said foreign ministers from 20 countries are attending the deliberationsThe visit to India of the Ukrainian foreign minister comes as the US is stepping up efforts towards a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to end their conflictNew Zealand PM Luxon will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session on MondayForeign ministers of Slovenia Luxembourg Liechtenstein Latvia Moldova Georgia Sweden Slovak Republic Bhutan Maldives Norway Thailand Antigua and Barbuda Peru Ghana Hungary and Mauritius are among the attendeesCuban Deputy Prime Minister Martinez Diaz and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A Manalo are also attending the conferenceThe theme of this edition of the Dialogue is Kalachakra People Peace and PlanetOver the course of three days decisionmakers and thought leaders of the world will engage each other across conversations in various formats over six thematic pillarsThe pillars are Politics Interrupted Shifting Sands and Rising Tides Resolving the Green Trilemma Who Where and How Digital Planet Agents Agencies and Absences Militant Mercantilism Trade Supply Chains and the Exchange Rate Addiction The Tigers Tale Rewriting Development with a New Plan and Investing in Peace Drivers Institutions and LeadershipIn various sessions the participants will discuss the state of the world and explore opportunities for cooperation on a wide range of contemporary mattersOver 3500 participants from about 125 countries will be joining the dialogue in person according to the MEAIn the past nine years the Raisina Dialogue whose name has been derived from Raisina Hill an area in New Delhi housing the most important government buildings and used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India has grown in stature and profileThis 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