Raisina Dialogue 2025

• 22 Mar 2025

Source: TH 

Why in News?

India hosted the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi, with New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, as the Chief Guest..  

What is the Raisina Dialogue? 

• About: Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Raisina Dialogue is named after Raisina Hills in New Delhi, it is organized annually by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with Observer Research Foundation (ORF).  
  • It is India’s premier geopolitics and geo-economics conference, comparable to the Munich Security Conference (Germany) and Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue. 
  • The Raisina Dialogue brings together global leaders, policymakers, academics, industry experts, and journalists to address global challenges. 
• Theme for 2025: “Kālachakra – People, Peace and Planet”. 
• Takeaways from Raisina Dialogue 2025: 
  • Weaponisation of Trade & Economy: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) raised concerns against the weaponization of trade through tariffs, sanctions, and financial controls, emphasizing the need for trust-based partnerships.  
    • India is re-evaluating trade partners for reliability, transparency, and strategic alignment, especially amid ongoing negotiations with the US, EU, and UK. 
  • Indo-Pacific Concerns: Quad defence leaders expressed serious concerns over China's assertive maritime presence in the Indian Ocean Region(IOR). 
    • India highlighted its intent to maintain the IOR as a peaceful, secure trade conduit while working with small island nations and external partners. 
    • The Philippines wants India to join the Squad alliance (comprising the US, Japan, Australia, and Philippines) to counter China's tactics in the South China Sea. 
  • Digital Sovereignty: India is cautious about data flow, Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, and digital regulation in trade negotiations.  
    • Regulatory frameworks for big data and AI are now integral to India’s economic diplomacy. 

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UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Question (PYQ) 

Prelims:

Q.1 Consider the following pairs: (2020) 

International agreement/set-up : Subject 

1. Alma-Ata Declaration : Healthcare of the people
2. Hague Convention : Biological and chemical weapons
3. Talanoa Dialogue : Global climate change
4. Under2 Coalition : Child rights

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? 

(a) 1 and 2 only 

(b) 4 only 

(c) 1 and 3 only 

(d) 2, 3 and 4 only 

Ans: (c)