GS PAPER II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

Context: Prime Minister delivered a video address at the Inaugural Session of the Raisina Dialogue in virtual format.

• The 6th Edition of the prestigious Raisina Dialogue, jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation,will be held virtually from 13-16 April, 2021.
• Theme for the 2021 Edition is "#ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control”.
• Current edition of the Raisina Dialogue is taking place at a watershed moment in human history in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic which has been ravaging the world for more than a year.
• The Prime Minister called upon the global community to introspect on some pertinent questions in the present context.
• He also emphasized that global systems should adapt themselves, in order to address the underlying causes and not just the symptoms for keeping humanity at the centre of our thoughts and action, and creating systems that address the problems of today and the challenges of tomorrow.

About Raisina Dialogue:

• It is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi, India.
• Since its inception in 2016, the conference has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.
• The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
• The conference is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving a variety of global policymakers including heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials.
• It also welcomes major private sector executives, as well as members of the media and academia.
• It is designed on the lines of Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue.
• The name "Raisina Dialogue" comes from Raisina Hill, an elevation in New Delhi, seat of the Government of India, as well as the Presidential Palace of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan

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