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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurates the Raisina Dialogue.

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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the third edition of the geo-political conference, ‘Raisina Dialogue’, in New Delhi and laid stress on the need to develop economic, military and political power to emerge as a strong nation.
• He said that to defend a nation, one needs a strong military which in turn requires a lot of money. The money, he said, comes from a strong economy. Netanyahu stressed that alliance between democracies was important.

About Raisina Dialogue

• The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Every year, global leaders in policy, business, media and civil society are hosted in New Delhi to discuss cooperation on a wide range of pertinent international policy matters.
• The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, as well as major private sector executives, members of the media and academics.
• The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.

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