Raisina Dialogue 2026: Global Leaders Gather in Delhi From 5th March

India’s flagship Geo Politics and Geo Economics conference the Raisina Dialogue 2026 which will be held in New Delhi. This Raisina Dialogue Organized by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs. This is the three day event gathers world leaders, policymakers, academics and industry experts. The 2026 year’s theme is “Samskara – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement” reflects a world navigating sovereignty, shifting alliances, and technological transformation.

What is Raisina Dialogue? India’s Premier Geopolitics Conference

• Launched in 2016.
• Held annually in New Delhi.
• India’s leading forum on Geo Politics and Geo Economics.
• Brings together global leaders, ministers, CEOs, scholars, and journalists.
• Discusses security, climate change, trade, AI, and global governance.
• The Raisina Dialogue has evolved into one of the most influential strategic forums in the Indo-Pacific.

Theme of Raisina Dialogue 2026

This year theme will be “Samskara – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement”

The theme captures three defining currents shaping the global order,

• Assertion: Nations reclaiming sovereignty over borders, bandwidth and economic futures.
• Accommodation: Rise of plurilateral coalitions replacing stalled multilateralism.
• Advancement: Technology and governance expanding reach into underserved regions.

The concept of Samskara represents civilizational continuity enabling societies to assert identity, accommodate differences, and advance through refinement.

Four Key Global Conversations in 2026

America and the world: recalibrating dominance and alliances.

• China and the world: addressing economic asymmetry.
• US-China dynamics: search for a new strategic symmetry.
• The “other powers”: great and small nations shaping a balanced global structure.

This fourth conversation is seen as the most consequential for global renewal.

Thematic Pillars of Raisina Dialogue 2026

1. Contested Frontiers: Power, Polarity, and Periphery

Focus on shifting power centres, new theatres of conflict and security recalibration.

2. Repairing the Commons

Explores governance of global commons oceans, cyberspace, supply chains.

3. White Whale: Agenda 2030

Examines progress and setbacks toward UN Sustainable Development Goals.

4. The Eleventh Hour

Addresses climate urgency and geopolitical implications.

5. Tomorrowland

Debates AI, digital governance and emerging technologies.

6. Trade in the Time of Tariffs

Discusses supply chain resilience and economic reinvention.

Inauguration & Key Speakers

The 2026 edition will be inaugurated by,

• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
• Alexander Stubb, President of Finland

Prominent speakers include policymakers, security experts, business leaders and scholars from over 100 countries, reflecting the Dialogue’s global character.

Question

Q. The theme of Raisina Dialogue 2026 is,

A. Reimagining Global Order
B. Indo-Pacific Security First
C. Samskara – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement
D. Climate and Conflict Nexus