Knowledge Booster: Raisina Dialogue & Five Eyes Alliance

Why in the News?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi.

• Intelligence heads from at least three of the Five Eyes nations attended a gathering hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Raisina Dialogue

1. What it is:

   • Annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics.

   • Addresses pressing global issues.

   • Held in New Delhi.

2. Participants:

   • Heads of state

   • Cabinet ministers

   • Local government officials

   • Thought leaders from the private sector, media, and academia.

3. Organization:

   • Organized by the Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

4. Raisina Dialogue:

   • Theme: ‘Kālachakra – People, Peace and Planet’.

   • Six thematic pillars:

     • Politics Interrupted: Shifting Sands and Rising Tides

     • Resolving the Green Trilemma: Who, Where, & How

     • Digital Planet: Agents, Agencies and Absences

     • Militant Mercantilism: Trade, Supply Chains & the Exchange Rate Addiction

     • The Tiger’s Tale: Rewriting Development with a New Plan

     • Investing in Peace: Drivers, Institutions, & Leadership

5. Participants:

   • Representatives from about 125 countries, including ministers, former heads of state and government, military commanders, industry leaders, technology experts, academics, journalists, scholars in strategic affairs, and specialists from prominent think tanks, as well as youth participants.

Five Eyes Alliance

1. What it is:

   • Intelligence-sharing alliance.

   • Members: United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

   • Formed during World War II.

2. Characteristics:

   • Diverse societies governed by the rule of law and robust human rights.

   • Bonded by a common language.

   • Share information to protect their shared national interests.

3. History:

   • Began with an intelligence-sharing agreement between Washington and London.

   • 1943: Britain-USA (BRUSA) agreement laid the groundwork.

   • 1946: UK-USA (UKUSA) agreement signed.

   • Canada joined in 1949, and New Zealand and Australia in 1956, forming the alliance.

4. Anglosphere:

   • Refers to the English-speaking countries that were once part of the British Empire.

   • Share common traditions in politics, law, and culture.