Raisina Dialogue 2026

The Raisina Dialogue is India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the international community.

2. The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from 5-7 March, 2026.

3. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Dialogue on 5 March. President of the Republic of Finland, H.E. Dr. Alexander Stubb, will join the inaugural session as the Chief Guest, and deliver the keynote address.

4. The 11th Raisina Dialogue will witness participation of representatives from 110 countries including Ministers, former Heads of State and Heads of Government, Members of Parliament, Military Commanders, Captains of Industry, Technology Leaders, Academics, Journalists, Scholars on Strategic Affairs, Experts from leading Think Tanks, and Youth.

5. The theme of the 2026 edition is "Saṁskāra - Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement". Over the course of three days, decision makers and thought leaders of the world will engage each other across conversations in various formats, over six thematic pillars: (i) Contested Frontiers: Power, Polarity, and Periphery; (ii) Repairing the Commons: New Groups, New Guardians, New Avenues; (iii) White Whale: The Pursuit of Agenda 2030; (iv) The Eleventh Hour: Climate, Conflict, and the Cost of Delay; (v) Tomorrowland: Towards a Tech-topia; (vi) Trade in the Time of Tariffs: Recovery, Resilience, Reinvention

6. Around 2700 participants from 110 countries will be joining the Dialogue in-person, and the proceedings will be viewed by millions across the world on various digital platforms.

7. Further details may be seen at https://raisinadialogue.org/raisina-2026.

New Delhi
March 5, 2026