Raisina Dialogue LIVE Updates: Countries are free to choose their allies, partners: Rastislav Kacer

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Justin Bassi: As globalisation sped through the Cold War, interconnectedness was celebrated

.@BassiJustin: As globalisation gathered speed through the Cold War, interconnectedness was celebrated. But this growing interconnectedness also brought dependence, followed by coercion & conflict. We are now witnessing a similar trend vis-a-vis #technology. #Raisina2023 pic.twitter.com/Se0scPOMD2— Raisina Dialogue (@raisinadialogue) March 4, 2023

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Govt not in 'crazy rush' to sell everything: FM Sitharaman

The government is not in a "crazy rush" to sell everything and it will continue to have a presence in four strategic sectors, including telecom, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

In strategic sectors, a bare minimum presence of the existing public sector commercial enterprises at the holding company level will be retained under government control. The remaining enterprises in a strategic sector will be considered for privatisation or merger with another PSE or for closure.

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, the minister said that the country will have government-owned professionally run companies in four broad strategic sectors.

PTI

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Australia's former PM calls PM Modi, Shinzo Abe "fathers" of Quad

Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe "fathers" of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott, on Saturday, said that the Quad is almost a unique product and the "world should be immensely grateful to both of them." 

While talking to ANI, Abbott said that Quad is the most important strategic development in the world since the formation of NATO. He further said that Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi are the only Asian leaders who could have initiated the Quad.

ANI

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Currencies of Power and Persuasion: Reflections on the Future

#RaisinaDialogue2023 | Showstopper: Currencies of Power and Persuasion: Reflections on the Future

Featuring @AmbVMKwatra, @GundaReire, @bueti, @BassiJustin, Jane Holl Lute and Isaiah Wilson III@orfonline#Raisina2023https://t.co/HcZC1YDiug— Raisina Dialogue (@raisinadialogue) March 4, 2023

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Capacity building programmes, disaster relief operations, vaccine diplomacy reflection of our commitment for global welfare: Rajkumar Singh

.@RanjanRajkuma11: Our capacity building programmes, #disaster relief operations and our #vaccine diplomacy are a reflection of our commitment for global welfare. #Raisina2023— Raisina Dialogue (@raisinadialogue) March 4, 2023

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Our world is undergoing a seismic transformation: Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

.@RanjanRajkuma11: Our world is undergoing a seismic transformation. We have emerged wise and triumphant from the shadows of the #pandemic, but our optimism of a progressive and peaceful world order is ruptured by persistent challenges.#Raisina2023 pic.twitter.com/14FmrI31kr— Raisina Dialogue (@raisinadialogue) March 4, 2023

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Importance of 3SI is more evident than ever as it strengthens the resilience of EU: Radman

#Raisina podcast with @tara_varma on the Three Seas Initiative at #RaisinaDialogue2023.

The importance of #3SI is more evident than ever as it strengthens the resilience of