Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Hosted by @orfonline & @MEAIndia.
.@NagmaSahar: The pandemic struck at the roots of global order which many believe was already falling. Pre-pandemic global trends seemed redundant. #Raisina2021
.@NagmaSahar: The withering of the pre-pandemic global order is epitomised by the failure of the WHO to play a global leadership role during the pandemic. Other than the WHO, the UN and organisations like the WTO are also struggling for contemporary relevance. #Raisina2021
.@teddyboylocsin: The future will be determined by the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific. The Indo-Pacific is undoubtedly the arena for the contemporary version of the Great Game, where multiple players with diverse ambitions display their strategic skills. #Raisina2021
.@teddyboylocsin: Southeast Asian nations remain skeptical of Great Power schemes that seek to drag in ASEAN nations to larger quarrels and far bigger ambitions that Southeast Asia as a region of peace do not share. #Raisina2021
We are LIVE tweeting the discussion – “Waters of Growth: Towards an Arabian Sea Community” with @AakankshaT, @AUThackeray, @IEAKwame, Harsh V. Pant and Majed Al Ansari
Harsh V. Pant: It is often forgotten that in India’s conception of the Indo-Pacific, the Arabian sea is the critical anchor. #Raisina2021
Majed Al Ansari: Since 2010, the US in the Arabian Sea & Middle East have started pulling out of major conflicts in the region. This means that local powers and regional powers must play a different role which is expected of them. #Raisina2021
We are LIVE tweeting the discussion – “Chained Globalisation: Unshackling Lifelines, Unclogging Supply Chains” with @ManishTewari, @MConleytyler, @NaghmaSahar, @SoerenGade,Cho Choongjae and I-Chung Lai
.@NaghmaSahar: The global pandemic has undermined the convictions, certainties, and certitudes that have driven two decades of globalisation. It disrupted the supply chains and compelled countries to turn inwards and focus on self-reliance. #Raisina2021
.@NaghmaSahar: The pandemic has compelled the states and organisations to acknowledge that their global values chains and economic co-dependence had embedded social and political consequences. #Raisina2021
.@JUNAIDWBG: With technological change always happening, workers are seeking to upgrade their skills and a safety net must also be vest in their ability to build up their human capital.
.@JUNAIDWBG: During Covid-19, India discovered lot of fault lines inside its own social safety net. It recognised that perhaps Urban India, migrants and the informal sector had not been fully covered in the safety net. #Raisina2021
.@abdulla_shahid: Maldives is also one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Hence, we are aiming to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for energy generation and we have decided to lead by example. We aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. #Raisina2021
.@abdulla_shahid: Maldives is continuously looking at ways to transition to lower emissions and cleaner methods of energy generation. Our recovery plans formulated in the aftermath of covid-19 pandemic adapts an energy policy that emphasises solar power for energy generation.
.@hmohib: The new Biden plan to withdraw by Sept 2020 is a great opportunity for the Afghans to take control of the security situation in the country. Afghanistan does not need US combat troops on the group, it needs support for its armed forces #Raisina2021
.@hmohib: Its time for the Taliban to make peace with the Afghan govt. and become part of the mainstream Afghan society #Raisina2020
.@akk: In the #IndoPacific, Germany has seen China turn into a "systemic challenge" with their attempts to increase their power in the region. #Raisina2021
.@akk: Like-minded nations in the #IndoPacific region expect European nations — and especially Germany, to play an active role. #Raisina2021
We are LIVE tweeting the ‘in conversation’ session with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar (@MBA_AlThani_) and @samirsaran
.@samirsaran to @MBA_AlThani_ : With Qatar being the manifestation of globalisation — as a global centre for travel, tourism and business — how did Doha respond to the #COVID19 pandemic? #Raisina2021
.@MBA_AlThani_ : In responding to the pandemic, our first priority was to ensure that Qatar’s health-care system is resilient. Last year, when the pandemic started, we already had plans in place for creating field hospitals to accommodate the infected. #Raisina2021
We are now LIVE tweeting the conversation between @vestager and @SunjoyJ. Join us for an engaging discussion #Raisina2021
.@vestager: When it comes to #digitaltech, we have been timid as democracies and societies to say it should serve humans like any other tech. Regulation ensures that services are delivered in a way that can be trusted, and keeps the market open and contestable #Raisina2021
.@vestager: In democracies, the debate among politicians and citizens should be the real debate, not fragmented, manipulated debates that drive the world apart #Raisina2021
@brucemcconnell gets the ball rolling. Big tent Qs of regulating technology, questions of innovation, consumer welfare, privacy and disinformation.
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.@BradSmi: We also have 21st century digital arms merchants – companies that work contractually for govts. to create the code govts. want to put to work – adding to the risk situation #Raisina2021
.@samirsaran: In the absence of regulations and clear-cut rules of the road for #digital technologies, there are anxieties and tensions in need of a resolution. #Raisina2021
.@vestager: The EU's key concerns are 1) Creating a level playing field in the marketplace; 2) Insufficient enforcement of rules, that have for decades applied to the offline world, in the online world; & 3) Dignity of citizens in #democratic societies. #Raisina2021
.@TheresaAFallon: Russia is increasingly cooperating with China. Will we see the EU and US create a common front against Russia and China? Will NATO play a role in that? #Raisina2021
.@wess_mitchell: The sheer scale of China’s economic and military power will provide the impetus for US and EU to overcome their differences and come more and more into alignment #Raisina2021
.@AnwarGargash: From the perspective of UAE, the Abraham Accord is about three things – to address a strategic cul-de-sac in the region; to create more bridges and to reimagine the region in terms of mutual economic benefits. #Raisina2021
.@AnwarGargash: The process of unlocking immediate investment and economic opportunities between Israel and the UAE has already begun. #Raisina2021
#RaisinaEdit offers a selection of commentaries that unpack, interpret, and problematise contemporary global developments corresponding to the Raisina Dialogue thematic pillars of 2021.
#RaisinaEdit | If “Data is the New Oil” then our individual data has intrinsic value and, thus, the monetisation of the collective data of millions of our citizens is the proverbial gold mine, says Abdul Hakeem Ajijola: or-f.org/85352
Economic interdependence, imperatives of political geography, and Beijing’s successful elite capture in many societies have made it difficult for many in Asia to contest the unfolding Chinese dominance over the region, points out @MohanCRaja#RaisinaEdit: or-f.org/85281
.@priyankac19: There is a dichotomy that exists in India. We are on the right track in terms of our climate goals. But we still have 1.7 million deaths attributed to air pollution. 17 of our 20 metro cities are among the worst polluted in the world. #Raisina2021
.@lordstern1: The loss of life every year from air pollution in India is at least five times the total loss from COVID. This is immense. And the immensity of it is not really sufficiently understood. #Raisina2021
.@samirsaran: How do you see the India-US bilateral relationship developing on climate change? What areas require greater focus? #Raisina2021
.@ClimateEnvoy: I hope that we will be able to build a partnership between USA and India to accelerate the deployment of the 450 GW of renewable power. #Raisina2021
.@moteging: Second is the challenge against universal values and international order posed by protectionism and unilateral attempts to change the status quo. #Raisina2021#RaisinaDialogue
We are now live tweeting the panel ‘The Architecture of the Future: Building a New Indo-Pacific’ with .@HonTonyAbbott (Anthony Abbott), Tadashi Maeda , .@kjsong2004 (Kyungjin Song) , Kaush Arha and .@mansukhmandviya (Mansukh Mandaviya)
.@mitalilive: As we strive to create more bonds and foster old partnerships in the post-COVID world, the region that has stood out the most in terms of its strategic importance is the Indo-Pacific. #Raisina2021
.@mitalilive: The Indo-Pacific implies a vast maritime zone which encompasses the interests of many players beyond the immediate geography of the region. #Raisina2021
