In the latest episode of Raisina 2021, we explore India’s increasing engagement in health, development, and technology solutions in the post-pandemic global debate. There are three critical components. First, India’s partnership in vaccinating the world against COVID-19. Second, India’s new role in proactively responding to health and development imperatives beyond its own people. Third, India as an emerging solutions provider as technology and its application takes centre-stage. In conversat...

At the Raisina Dialogue 2020, Hamid Karzai (Former President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) spoke to Robin Niblett (President, Chatham House, United Kingdom), where they discussed the United States' presence in Afghanistan. Karzai and Niblett deliberated upon the extent to which the United States could exercise control in Afghanistan, with Karzai insisting on the Afghan people's right to live with dignity in their own country. The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to...

The 6th Edition of the Raisina Dialogue, jointly organised by the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs, was held virtually from 13-16 April 2021. The Dialogue was inaugurated by a message by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The Chief Guests for the inaugural session were: Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister, Denmark and Vote of thanks V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State, External Affairs, India The theme fo...

Often ignored in discussions about strongman politics is how women are steadily cementing their place in the halls of power. How are women leaders affecting political outcomes around the world? How have countries and cities benefited from women's leadership? How can corporate practices strengthen efforts at promoting women's leadership? This panel at Raisina Dialogue 2020 discussed how women leaders are scripting stories of change around the world. Moderator: Joanna Roper (Special Envoy for...

Russia is a significant global player as well as an important strategic partner of India. In this episode of the Raisina podcast we talk not only about the role of Russia in the modern world but look at some domestic issues faced by Russia. We discuss these maters with Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the Russian parliament (Duma). Dr. Nikonov has been a member of the staff of Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin and is thus well versed with the intricacies of R...

A crisis of identity has gripped the EU’s foreign policy. The continent is caught between its Atlantic moorings and its growing equity in Asia. As the EU invests more resources and energy in Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific, will it find that its interests in these regions do not fully converge with those of its principal partner, the US? Will the EU engage with China and Russia to secure its political future? Will such new priorities strain its partnership with the US and can a stronger relation...

The struggle against terrorism has dual frontlines: both weak or militarised states, and platforms and online communities that have been weaponised by recruiters and purveyors of radicalisation. What tools does the global community have to punish behaviour from states that have traditionally viewed “non-state actors” as a tool rather than a threat – or in which significant and entrenched interests have sympathy for officially disavowed terror organisations’ goals? And can a global response to...

In this episode, Dhruva Jaishankar, Director, US Initiative, ORF is joined by Marietje Schaake, President, CyberPeace Institute. They discuss China's great firewall, differences between the United States and Europe over privacy and emerging technologies that will have the greatest impact on politics and policy. The conversation also delves into renewed globalisation after the coronavirus and the chief impediments to regulatory harmonization that will be faced by like-minded democracies. F...

In this episode Prof Harsh Pant, Director Studies, Observer Research Foundation is joined by Amb Nirupama Menon Rao, Former Foreign Secretary of India and Dr C Raja Mohan, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. They delve into the Indo-pacific, the Quad and other developments that are shaping this important geography. Follow Amb Nirupama Menon Rao on Twitter: @NMenonRao Follow Dr C Raja Mohan on Twitter: @MohanCRaja Share your feedback on: podcasts@orf...

Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, BJP and Director India Foundation in conversation with Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation discuss India's foreign policy proposition, the impact of polarised debates on domestic politics, US elections and China among other themes in this episode of the Raisina Podcast. Follow Ram Madhav on Twitter: @rammadhavbjp Follow Samir Saran on Twitter: @samirsaran Share your feedback on: [email protected] Introduction music credit: 'Risi...