{"id":106019,"date":"2026-05-31T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106019"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:45:55","slug":"about-shangri-la-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-shangri-la-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"About Shangri-La Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>About Shangri-La Dialogue Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Secretary recently held a series of high-level bilateral engagements on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in Singapore, focusing on strengthening defence partnerships, maritime security cooperation, and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Shangri-La Dialogue<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also described as the <\/span><b>Asia Security Summit,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is <\/span><b>Asia\u2019s premier defence and security summit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that brings together <\/span><b>defence ministers, military chiefs, policymakers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>strategic experts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across the globe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its <\/span><b>birth in 2002,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it has developed into the most influential multilateral security exchange platform in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>held every year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Singapore\u2019s Shangri-La Hotel.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>co-organized by Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Defence.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>agenda <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Shangri-La Dialogue is <\/span><b>closely related to the security situation and development trend in the Asia-Pacific region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, covering traditional and non-traditional security and other fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include <\/span><b>traditional security issues such as territorial disputes and military cooperation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as <\/span><b>non-traditional security issues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>terrorism, cybersecurity, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>climate change.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such agenda setting enables the dialogue to fully reflect the security challenges and cooperation needs of the Asia-Pacific region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dialogue format comprises an <\/span><b>opening keynote address by a regional head of government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/head of state;<\/span><b> on-the-record plenary sessions involving defence ministers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as speakers; and<\/span><b> on-the-record breakout sessions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involving other senior officials and security practitioners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opportunity is also provided for <\/span><b>bilateral and multilateral meetings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enabling the participants to network and <\/span><b>advance their defence diplomacy privately.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>India regularly participates at a high level,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> often represented by the Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Staff, or senior military officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/raisina-dialogue\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raisina Dialogue<\/a>, India\u2019s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is <\/span><b>modeled on the lines of the Shangri-La Dialogue.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/defence-secretary-holds-key-meetings-at-shangri-la-dialogue-2026-pushes-for-indo-pacific-security-cooperation\/article71037441.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia\u2019s leading defence summit, bringing together ministers, military leaders, policymakers, and security experts worldwide. 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