Does the EU have the tools and the political resolve to deal with China's economic coercion? Will Lithuania serve as a litmus test for the future of EU-China relations? Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania Moderator: Garima Mohan, Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Germany The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Every year, global leaders in policy...

Maharashtra has joined hands with EV100 to boost corporate adoption of electric vehicles and accelerate the uptake of EV Policy. How much will it contribute to mitigating the air pollution crisis? Why is regional cooperation important to address the issue of air pollution? How can stronger regional collaboration be fostered and leveraged to collectively address the issue? Speakers: Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India Aaditya Thackeray, Former Minister of Tourism and Environme...

The intensifying impact of climate change and extreme weather events is exposing the fragility of our vital infrastructure. The devastating impact of every cyclone, flood or drought makes it that much harder to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. What can be done to address this crisis? What frameworks would bring climate change adaptation and resilience into the development/infrastructure planning processes? Speakers: Richard J. Randriamandrato, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

The most efficient mechanism to accelerate the transition to low-carbon growth is a carbon price. But how will different approaches to taxing or pricing carbon intersect with each other? How can we ensure that the developing world’s poverty is not the developed world’s mitigation strategy? Speakers: Waseqa Ayesha Khan, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; Member of Parliament, Bangladesh Jayant Sinha, Member of Parliamen...

Past industrial revolutions were powered by the uncontrolled use of fossil fuels; the Fourth Industrial Revolution must find additional sources of energy. Yet, 2021 provided stark reminders of how many countries still depend on a secure supply of fossil fuels. The energy transition is not straightforward: It could amplify socio-political fissures at home, and introduce dependencies abroad. For developing countries, rigid decarbonisation measures could also thwart the evolution of a robust dom...

How is the Quantum landscape evolving in India? How will Quantum Technologies affect communication and encryption? In what ways will quantum impact other emerging tech like IoT and AI? Specific to India: Quantum opens a new pathway for India to rejuvenate manufacturing. In what way does India’s quantum mission support manufacturing in the country? Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO, Quintessence Labs, Australia Moderator: Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Director, Centre for Security, Strategy an...

Given the concentration of economic, cultural, and political power accrued by Big Tech, is trust-busting action now inevitable? How should platforms aim to increase the trust deficit between themselves, the customers they serve, and the jurisdictions they operate in? Should global platforms uphold Western notions of free speech where they operate, or should they adapt to local standards? Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs, Meta, United Kingdom Moderator: Ashok Malik, Partner and C...

The geopolitical developments and the pandemic in the last two and a half years have made us acutely aware of the frailties of global public goods, supply chains, and institutions. The weaponisation of financial systems and prominent symbols of globalisation has rung alarm bells around the world. How can global financial flows and mechanisms be ring-fenced from political blockages? Does the weaponisation of popular symbols of globalisation have real-value impact, or is it merely pandering? ...

Technology, once presumed to deepen and reinforce democracy, also poses risks to free societies along multiple axes. Large tech companies have gained influence in sectors from financial services to healthcare, while regulators struggle to keep up. Authoritarian states have discovered the use of technology as a method of control. And technology itself has moved into areas such as deep fakes that challenge social reality itself. How important is digital literacy and how can it be established ...

As the plains of Ukraine turned into a battlefield, few players had more at stake than China. Its “no limits” partner faced stringent Western sanctions and its strategic competitors had found a new resolve. China is faced with a choice between its stated respect for sovereignty and its burgeoning friendship with Moscow. What lessons will China and the world take from the Ukraine conflict? If deterrence hasn’t worked with Moscow, how will it work with Beijing? With the West largely unit...

In conversation with our experts at ORF Berlin, this episode of Raisina@Berlin talks about how health infrastructure has been threatened after the pandemic in even the most powerful countries, followed by Russia’s war against Ukraine, the international community is in a state of peril. As the war wages on, the global network of partnerships will be subjected to growing pressure. In times where differences in opinion on international security have polarized major powers, how can trade and tech...

Intensifying floods, wildfires and other climate catastrophes around the world have exposed gaps in foreign policy in addressing climate change. With developing economies being disproportionately affected by weather disasters, have climate summits like COP26 made enough progress to accelerate green transformation in these economies? Climate finance drives sustainable development, transitioning to a clean economy and building resilience. How can we leverage the private sector in incentivizin...

Continuing the discussion on partnerships in cyberspace at Raisina@DC, our experts further deep dive into mitigating risks through engagements with the private sector. How can operational collaboration in data security help governments protect critical infrastructure? Which effective models of multilateral governance can states adopt to tackle the idea of ‘Regulation hurting innovation’? How do cloud service providers fit into government architecture and balance the power politics of cybersp...

In conversation with our experts at ORF America, the first part of this Raisina@DC episode talks about cyber safety and the impact of geopolitical conflicts in the cyber world. Cyberspace transcends geographical boundaries, compelling nations to develop collective defense mechanisms. How can international partners collaborate to maintain safe and secure digital infrastructure? What are the core cybersecurity challenges faced by developing and developed economies post the covid-19 pandemic? Ca...

The second part of this Raisina Podcast on India-Africa trade relations continues with the preceding discourse on food security and mechanization of production. People-centric approach holds the key to leapfrog towards sustainable economic growth, claim experts. “If you combine India and Africa and look at the population that we contribute, under-development is going to cost us very highly as a world, as a globe. Therefore we can only invest in development first because if we put developmen...

Africa has had a distinguished history in global trade right from discovering commercial trading routes in ancient times to establishing landmark trade agreements like AfCFTA. Sharing similar demographics and substantial history with Asia, it is interesting to analyze how the changing economic tides will impact bilateral commerce between these two parties. In the post-pandemic world, how can the two continents leverage their growing technologies to improve agricultural productivity and mecha...

Continuing the conversation on development strategies in the Indo-Pacific, how can the international community leverage the growing young population in the global south? Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnerships have played a disruptive role in accelerating sustainable development in countries like India. Will this continuing trend strengthen the cooperation between Asia-Pacific countries, particularly in the thriving startup ecosystem? “If you want to have an impact in a country l...

Developing sustainable cities is the only way ahead to battle key challenges in the Indo-Pacific. With widespread unemployment, economic turmoil, climate crisis and myriad of other socio-economic disruptions plaguing the region, could regional partnerships hold the key to rebuild innovative public financing models? Is the Indo-Pacific in the market for a re-brand? How can the international and local parties involved re-imagine these partnerships in an increasingly divided global econom...

Having addressed the criticism of past failings and yet acknowledging the indispensability of the institution, how can the UN in the foreseeable future maintain peace in the world order? “For 70 years The United Nations knew how to safeguard peace but not to broker peace. That's a big big difference and there is a misinterpretation. Not of the role but of the capabilities of the United Nations to be on the negotiating table of how to make peace between enemies.”, says Daniel Carmon, Former A...

This year the UN celebrated its 77th Anniversary amidst an unprecedented COVID 19 pandemic, the Afghanistan political crisis and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. In the first part of this two-part Raisina Dialogue episode, we analyse the significance and influence of institutions like the United Nations in a multipolar world which is facing multilateral challenges. With the ongoing crises, the UN has come under serious criticism for failing to demonstrate a positive image of its role. “T...