US Trade Policies, Global Order on Agenda of Raisina Dialogue

The fallout of trade and security policies of the Donald Trump administration in the US, the reshaping of the global order and the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are set to dominate this year's edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics that begins on Monday.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Following the formal inauguration of the three-day event by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will deliver the keynote address as chief guest at the inaugural session.

The Raisina Dialogue, which is in its 10th year and is organised by the external affairs ministry and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), has drawn representatives from more than 120 countries, including ministers, former heads of state and government, military commanders, business and technology leaders and academics.

The event is being joined by foreign ministers of some 20 countries, including Ukraine, the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Norway, Estonia, Sweden, Hungary and Ghana.

The theme of this year's edition is "Kalachakra - People, Peace and Planet" and the event will focus on six thematic pillars — Politics Interrupted, Resolving the Green Trilemma, Digital Planet, Militant Mercantilism, The Tiger's Tale, and Investing in Peace.