Inaugural Edition of Raisina Science Diplomacy Initiative (SDI) focuses on Strategic Autonomy and Disruptive Technologies

• Raisina SDI is a new annual track of the Raisina Dialogue, jointly run by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), focused on science & technology diplomacy.
• Inaugural theme: "Strategic Autonomy and Disruptive Technologies" — addressing tech-control regimes, research security, and equitable participation in global standards-setting.
• Examinable for GS-II (International Relations) and GS-III (Science & Tech); signals India's pivot to formal science diplomacy as a tool of foreign policy.