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  • Jun 13, 2023
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20th Edition Of The Shangri-La Dialogue

News: The 20th edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, concluded in Singapore recently. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered the Keynote Address at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2023.

The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) is an inter-governmental security forum.

Originally known as the Asia Security Summit was initiated in 2002 in response to the evident need for a forum where Asia-Pacific defence ministers could engage in dialogue aimed at building confidence and fostering practical cooperation.

It is a Track 1inter-governmental security forum.

It is held every year in Singapore since 2002.

Organised by: International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

IISS is a London-based independent think tank.

Defence ministers, permanent heads of ministries and military chiefs of 28 Asia-Pacific states attend it.

The ministers debate the region’s most pressing security challenges engage in important bilateral talks and come up with fresh approaches together.

The forum gets its name from the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore where it has been held since 2002.

It is Asia’s largest annual security forum.