The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs of India.

The conference is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving a variety of global policymakers including heads of states, cabinet ministers and local government officials.

It focused on four pillars - Neo Insurgence, Amoral Mosiac, Chaotic Codes, Pernicious Passports, and Grey Rhinos.

[8] European Commission's president Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Modi are the chief guests.

[14] The fourth edition of The Raisina Dialogue was held at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave in New Delhi, India from 8–10 January 2019.

I hope the discussions will foster frank deliberations on the geopolitical reordering that is underway and point us towards creative and innovative solutions".

This theme is designed to explore the shifting dynamics within the global order; where old relationships need new directions, emerging partnerships face unprecedented constraints and the notions of power and sovereignty are challenged.

The Dialogue will foster discussion on the role of institutions, the possibility of collective action and successful responses to these modern developments.

Other eminent speakers included the former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai; the former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper; Nepal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prakash Sharan Mahat; U.K.’s Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson; the Diplomatic Adviser to the President of France, Jacques Audibert; Commander of U.S.

[citation needed]Following the inaugural conference, the news media lauded the event as "packing a global punch in Delhi".