In a major step towards strengthening global security cooperation, intelligence heads and national security advisors from several countries, including officials from three member states of the Five Eyes group, have met in New Delhi.
In addition to important talks, these top officials are also attending The Raisina Dialogue—a leading multilateral forum co-hosted by India's Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.
The Five Eyes partnership, consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, is an established network of intelligence sharing that has its roots in World War II, when British and American cryptanalysis units worked together in secret.
Among the Five Eyes members attending this summit are U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, and New Zealand's intelligence chief Andrew Hampton. The three-day event, to be inaugurated formally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also witnesses the attendance of New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who has been invited as the chief guest.
These intelligence chiefs also attended a high-level strategic dialogue during their visit, which was hosted by India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. The closed-door session, organized by the National Security Council Secretariat, saw top Indian security officials, such as R&AW chief Ravi Sinha and Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Deka, in attendance.
This meeting shows India's increasing role in the world's security affairs, specifically at a period when issues concerning radicalization as well as 'Khalistani' separatists' activities continue to put regional relations under a strain.
The Raisina Dialogue
Aside from intelligence talks, these highest-ranking security officials are also participating in The Raisina Dialogue, which has seen more than 120 countries participate. The conference has assembled heads of state, government representatives, intelligence chiefs, senior ministers, military leaders, technology sector executives, business leaders, geopolitical experts, scholars, heads of think tanks, and global strategy experts.
The Ministry of External Affairs has declared that the theme of the 2025 conference will be 'Kalachakra – People, Peace, and Planet.' The six major themes that the three-day discussion will center around are:
- Politics Interrupted: Shifting Sands and Rising Tides
- Resolving the Green Trilemma: Who, Where, and How
- Digital Planet: Agents, Agencies, and Absences
- Militant Mercantilism: Trade, Supply Chains, and the Exchange Rate Addiction
- The Tiger's Tale: Rewriting Development with a New Plan
- Investing in Peace: Drivers, Institutions, and Leadership
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