Fighting among friends at the Raisina conference in New Delhi

Fighting among friends at the Raisina conference in New Delhi
Carla Sands next to the less than pleased European economist Alicia Garcia-Herrero. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
At one of Asia’s leading geopolitics conferences, the only reason a discussion on tariffs didn’t devolve into a Jerry Springer episode was because the chairs on stage were too awkwardly shaped to throw.Last week, a discussion between two panellists at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi, India, spoke volumes about the tensions at play in the world today. The discussion included two panellists from the United States, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and a European economist. The Raisina conference offered an...

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