On May 12, 2026, a press conference was held at the RSS Delhi Headquarters, Keshav Kunj, in which the media was briefed about the recent visit of RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale to the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
Notably, in April 2026, in the centenary year of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale undertook a sequence of engagements across the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany. The visits were conducted at the invitation of host institutions in all three countries, in the spirit of dialogue coinciding with the centenary of RSS. The orientation throughout was towards humanity at large, offering a hundred years of reflection and experience in the cause of the welfare of all beings and global good.
In the United Kingdom, the visit took place from April 10-15, 2026. Over six days in London and Rugby, Dattatreya Hosabale engaged with British public life across academia, policy, the legislature, business and community organisations. At Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, he addressed a session on RSS View of the World, considering the civilizational values that underpin the work of RSS and the place of Bharat in the evolving global order.
At the International Centre for Sustainability in the City of London, he led a roundtable on Understanding Bharat from the Grassroots, examining the conception of Bharat as a civilizational entity rather than merely as a political construct.
An academic roundtable on RSS and Civic Institutions brought together researchers and faculty from University of Oxford, University College London, School of Oriental and African Studies, London School of Economics, University of Cambridge and University of Sussex. A cross-party dinner with Members of Parliament and dignitaries from the House of Commons and the House of Lords, attended by representatives of the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, considered RSS’s Role in Shaping India’s Future.
Informal sessions with senior business leaders in London addressed the Global Vision of RSS in the present geopolitical situation. A further informal session brought together Hindu community leaders and representatives of community organisations across the United Kingdom.
The visit concluded with a Karyakarta Mandal of RSS-inspired Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh UK in Rugby, a working assembly of the volunteers and functionaries associated with the wider HSS network in Britain.
In the United States, the visit took place from April 16 to 26, 2026, comprising ten days of engagements anchored by two principal events, along with interactions across the Indian-American community in multiple cities.
On April 16 and 17, he addressed the THRIVE 2026 Summit and the Stanford Faculty Club. The inaugural invitation-only summit of the Global Science Innovation Forum convened Nobel laureates, global policymakers, technologists and ethicists. Dattatreya Hosabale spoke on the panel Science, Knowledge Systems and Civilizational Leadership. Co-panelists and participants included Steven Chu, former United States Secretary of Energy; H.R. McMaster; Ram Shriram; Vinod Khosla; and Juliet Gerrard.
