New Delhi, Mar 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday, India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. Scheduled from March 5-7, the three-day event will bring together global policymakers, strategic experts, and thought leaders to discuss pressing international challenges.
Global Participation and Chief Guest
The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, will attend the inaugural session as the Chief Guest and deliver the keynote address. The dialogue will see participation from 110 countries, including ministers, former heads of state, parliamentarians, military officials, business leaders, academics, and journalists.
Theme and Focus Areas
The theme for this edition is “Samskara – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement.” Discussions will revolve around six thematic pillars:
Contested Frontiers: Power, Polarity, and Periphery
Repairing the Commons: New Groups, New Guardians, New Avenues
White Whale: The Pursuit of Agenda 2030
The Eleventh Hour: Climate, Conflict, and the Cost of Delay
Tomorrowland: Towards a Tech-topia
Trade in the Time of Tariffs: Recovery, Resilience, Reinvention
Technopolar World and Viksit Bharat 2047
This year’s dialogue will examine the emerging “technopolar” world, where global influence is increasingly shaped by control over AI, semiconductor supply chains, and digital infrastructure. Sessions will also focus on India’s long-term development goals, including the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, aimed at making India a developed economy by the centenary of its independence.
Key Dignitaries Attending
Several ministers from countries across the globe will join the dialogue, including:
Ian Borg, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Malta
Lyonpo D N Dhungyel, Minister for Foreign Affairs & External Trade, Bhutan
Dhananjay Ramful, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration & International Trade, Mauritius
Barry Faure, Minister for Foreign Affairs & Diaspora, Seychelles
Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism, Sri Lanka
A Leading Global Strategic Forum
Organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the Raisina Dialogue has grown into a leading international platform comparable to the Munich Security Conference, offering insights into global policy, strategic competition, and economic security. The three-day event will host around 2,700 participants in person and be streamed worldwide for millions of viewers.