ASPI and ORF to host ‘Raisina @ Sydney’ on 18 February
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) are proud to announce the inaugural Raisina @ Sydney Dialogue on 18 February to discuss the Australia-India relationship and how the two countries can further deepen their close collaboration and contribution to a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Raisina @ Sydney will involve ministerial and high-level government representation, as well as industry and civil society participation. It will include panel and keynote speeches with leading regional thinkers on geopolitics, technology and economics.
With India chairing the G20, Raisina @ Sydney will be a G20 outreach event that leads into the G20 Ministerial meeting on 1 March in Delhi. The event will bring together, and build momentum for, two of the Indo-Pacific’s influential foreign policy, security and technology dialogues—the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi from March 2-4 and The Sydney Dialogue on April 4-5.
The Raisina Dialogue, held since 2016, is the Indo-Pacific’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics. The Sydney Dialogue, being held for the second time, has already built a reputation as the foremost international forum on critical and emerging technologies.
The inaugural Raisina @ Sydney event comes at a time of increased global uncertainty and when the formation of strategic networks to enhance understanding and build relationships is more important than it has been in generations. The Indo-Pacific is going through a period of profound change, bringing risk as well as great opportunity. Forums that bring together government, business and civil society are critical to increasing public awareness, to mitigating the risks and taking advantage of the opportunities for the benefit of the entire region.
As major Indo-Pacific democracies and members of the Quad, Australia and India have a growing relationship that has expanded and deepened in recent years and continues to do so under the leadership of the Australian and Indian governments.
ASPI Executive Director Justin Bassi said: “ASPI is thrilled to partner with such a prestigious organisation as ORF and help set the agenda for 2023 ahead of The Sydney Dialogue and Raisina in New Delhi. We look forward to bringing together key players for discussions on Indo-Pacific geostrategy, economics, industry and critical technology, so important to Australia and our near region.”
ORF President Samir Saran said: “The India-Australia partnership anchors stability and growth in the Indo-Pacific and offers exciting opportunities for the two peoples. We, at ORF, are delighted to partner with ASPI to host the Raisina Dialogue in Sydney and co-curate discussions and ideas on the most important aspects of our world today.”