New Delhi, March 6 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.
Following the meeting, EAM Jaishankar posted on X: "Good meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta this afternoon. I appreciated his insights on the maritime industry."
Borg arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the 11th Raisina Dialogue, which is taking place from March 5-7.
Welcoming Borg to India, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, said: "A warm welcome to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, Ian Borg, for participating in the 11th Raisina Dialogue. India and Malta enjoy friendly and cordial relations based on strong people-to-people ties."
Bilateral ties between India and Malta have been friendly, with several visits having taken place between the two sides. India was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Malta in 1964 and established diplomatic relations with it in 1965.
The Raisina Dialogue is organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The event brings together global leaders, policymakers, academics, industry experts, and journalists to discuss critical international issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Dialogue on Thursday. Finnish President Alexander Stubb joined the inaugural session as the Chief Guest and delivered the keynote address.
"The theme of the 2026 edition is 'Saṁskara – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement'. Over the course of three days, decision-makers and thought leaders from around the world will engage in discussions on various topics, across six thematic pillars: (i) Contested Frontiers: Power, Polarity, and Periphery; (ii) Repairing the Commons: New Groups, New Guardians, New Avenues; (iii) White Whale: The Pursuit of Agenda 2030; (iv) The Eleventh Hour: Climate, Conflict, and the Cost of Delay; (v) Tomorrowland: Towards a Tech-topia; (vi) Trade in the Time of Tariffs: Recovery, Resilience, Reinvention," the MEA stated.