Raisina Dialogue: US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, Britain’s National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell and New Zealand intelligence head Andrew Hampton attended a meeting with intelligence heads of various countries on Sunday. During this, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, RAW chief Ravi Sinha and Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka were hosting him.
Interestingly, India is not a member of the Five Eyes Group, yet in this meeting, the heads of some of its member countries were present, which shows the growing importance of India in global politics. According to the report of Indian Express, Tulsi Gabbard and Jonathan Powell will also participate in the Raisina Dialogue starting on Monday.
PM Modi will inaugurate Raisina dialogue
Raisina dialogue to be held in joint collaboration with Observer Research Foundation and Ministry of External Affairs will run for three days, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do . New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to attend this conference. He will be the chief guest of the inaugural session and will give the inaugural speech.
Representatives of 125 countries will participate in this prestigious conference, including ministers, former heads of state, military commander, head of industry, technology leaders, educationists, journalists, strategic affairs experts and experts associated with leading think tank."Text-Align: justify;"> Learn why five eyes groups are so important?
Five Eyes alliances include the US, Britain, New Zealand, Canada and Australia. However, India is not a part of it, but from time to time, there has been a demand to include India to further strengthen this group. Especially in view of the increasing Chinese effects and possible threats in the Indo-Pacific sector, the need for expansion of five eyes has been constantly expressed.
The main objective of this alliance is to share intelligence information, combat terrorism and strengthen the national security of member countries. Networking of Five Eyes is considered highly effective, in which intelligence agencies of these five major countries exchange important information with each other.
What should India become part of it?
Experts believe that Five Eyes plays an important role in combating terrorism. Apart from this, it can prove beneficial for India even in areas like cyber security and maritime security. Especially, India can get a big benefit from Five Eyes in the exchange of intelligence information against China and Pakistan.
However, according to a report by The print, it also has some possible disadvantages. If India joins this alliance, it may have to compromise with its strategic autonomy to some extent. Apart from this, Five Eyes also works against Russia, due to which there may be a possibility of sourness in India-Russia relations. India always wants to maintain friendly relations with all countries, including countries outside five eyes.
India’s foreign policy is often different from the US and Western countries, which may lead to differences in the outlook of India and Five Eyes on many geo-political issues. Also, India may face some challenges regarding data security and privacy. Nevertheless, experts believe that while keeping these differences away, India should consider working closely with five eyes, which will strengthen its strategy against China and terrorism.
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