Kalachakra (Impacting People, Peace And Planet)

The tenth Raisina Dialogues 2025, from 17^th to 19^th March, 2025, organised by the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was held in New Delhi. It is one of India’s most prestigious conferences, where, every year, many interesting geo-political and geo-economic developments are discussed.

The theme for this year’s conference was “Kālachakra: People, Peace and Planet”. One of the important discussions was on Tariffs and Sanctions, where the Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr S. Jaishankar, informed that India is engaged in three big trade negotiations with the EU, the UK and the USA. These negotiations will have a significant impact on India’s trade and commerce, as these countries are growth markets for India and are strategic partners of India with a large Indian diaspora. It would, therefore, be interesting to track developments in these cross-border trade negotiations. Companies in India will have to gear up for fresh competition, both in India and in these markets, with realignment of tariffs.

Let’s look at the Kalachakra affecting People, Place and Planet in different contexts.

PEOPLE

With an estimated 1.46 billion people¹, India is not only the most populous