
On Monday, April 5, official spokespersons of MEA, in a tweet, has responded to the media queries on the change in the format of Raisina Dialogue 2021. Due to rise in the cases of Covid-19, organizers of Raisina Dialogue 2021 have decided to host this year’s edition as a fully digital event, instead of the hybrid event planned earlier that envisaged both online as well as in-person speakers and delegates.
Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi said, “This decision to move to a fully digital version has been taken as a measure of abundant caution, given the Covid-19 situation in various parts of the world. It underlines the strong sense of responsibility that the organizers feel towards the safety of all those involved with the Dialogue.”
Bagchi further added, “The fully digital event will leverage technology to allow participants an opportunity to engage and debate on the most pressing issues that confront the global community, while avoiding any Covid-19 related risk. The impact of the change in format will be appropriately reflected in our diplomatic engagements.”
Our response to media queries on the change in format of Raisina Dialogue 2021:https://t.co/5hIGkDPdQc pic.twitter.com/kQkbPNjly2
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) April 5, 2021
Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi, India which is committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Raisina Dialogue is hosted every year by Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs of India. Since its inception in 2016, the conference has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.