New Delhi, March 17 (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of the three-day conference ‘Raisina Dialogue’, focused on geopolitics and geo-economics, in the national capital, Delhi today. More than 3,500 representatives from 125 countries will participate in the event. This includes New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Prime Minister Luxon will give the keynote speech during the inaugural session. The conference will conclude on March 19.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Raisina Dialogue is being organized by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs. Representatives from various countries will participate, including ministers, former heads of state and government, military commanders, leaders from the industry and technology sectors, academics, journalists, experts in strategic affairs, and leading think tank specialists. Foreign ministers from 20 countries will also be participating. The visit of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister to India comes at a time when the U.S. is attempting to broker a temporary ceasefire with Russia. Foreign ministers from Cuba, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Moldova, Georgia, Sweden, the Slovak Republic, Bhutan, Maldives, Norway, Thailand, Antigua and Barbuda, Peru, Ghana, Hungary, and Mauritius will also be attending the conference. This year’s theme for the Raisina Dialogue is ‘Time Cycle – People, Peace, and Planet.’
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who arrived in New Delhi on a visit to India, yesterday. Luxon will be in India until March 20. After the meeting, Jaishankar said on X that he was pleased to meet Prime Minister Luxon. Prime Minister Luxon will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House on Monday.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Luxon has announced the commencement of talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries. Accompanying Luxon to India was New Zealand Minister Mark Mitchell, who commended India’s extensive and significant leadership role in the Indo-Pacific region. Mark mentioned the influence of the New Zealand diaspora, stating that there are nearly 70,000 Indian passport holders. Hindi is the fifth most spoken language in New Zealand.
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