Dialogue to take place for three days from April 25 to April 27!
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Raisina Dialogue. As per the information, it is India's flagship multilateral foreign policy and geo-economics and the inauguration is all set to take place today (Monday).
According to the information given by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the dialogue, which will be held over three days from April 25 to April 27, will witness the participation of European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen as the chief guest.
The Raisina Dialogue 2022, based on the theme "Terranova- Impassioned, Impatient, Imperilled", will be modelled along six thematic pillars --Rethinking Democracy: trade, technology, and ideology; End of Multilateralism: a networked global order; Water Caucuses: turbulent tides in the Indo-Pacific; Communities Inc: first responders to health, development, and planet; Achieving Green Transitions: common imperative, diverging realities; Samson vs Goliath: the persistent and relentless technology wars.
"Raisina Dialogue 2022 will have around 100 sessions with over 210 speakers from 90 countries. There will side events that will be hosted in Berlin and Washington. Raisina's young fellow's programme will also be conducted on the sidelines of this main conference," said MEA Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi.
According to the statement given by the MEA spokesperson, "We will also be counting on a pre-recorded message from the President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid," added Bagchi.
The dialogue, which was held virtually last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held in in-person format this year.
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