India Outlines Strategic Foreign Policy Priorities at Raisina Dialogue

At the 11th Raisina Dialogue, India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh outlined the country's strategic foreign policy based on three pillars: assertion, accommodation, and advancement. India will assert its sovereignty and maritime freedoms, emphasizing border security and freedom of navigation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The government also promotes consensus-building in global governance and aims to drive economic growth and technological progress, citing initiatives like the India-EU free trade agreement and the India AI Impact Summit.