From 1 to 7 March, a delegation of parliamentarians from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Partnerships Committee visited New Delhi and Mumbai.
The delegation was led by the Committee Chair, Hon’ble Lorenzo Cesa, and included Hon’ble Paolo Formentini and Sen. Simona Malpezzi.
In addition to taking part in the Raisina Dialogue, the delegation attended a series of side-meetings organized by the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi.
Engagements included a closed-door roundtable on security and defence, attended by Heads of Mission and Military Attachés of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The program also featured interactions with Indian think tanks and researchers, which provided an opportunity for an exchange of views on recent developments in international geopolitics.
The Italian delegation further held meetings with several Indian parliamentarians — including Shashi Tharoor, Chair of the External Affairs Committee; Anurag Thakur; Rajeev Shukla; Kartikeya Sharma; and Sudanshu Trivedi — to explore opportunities for an increasingly close parliamentary dialogue between Italy and India.
During the mission, Ambassador Francesco Maria Talò, Italy’s Special Envoy for India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), also took part in a panel organized within the Raisina Dialogue, focusing on connectivity and cooperation initiatives across the Indo-Mediterranean region.
