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Dr Samir Saran
Dr Samir Saran is the President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India's premier think tank, headquartered in New Delhi.
Dr Saran’s research focuses on issues of global governance, climate change and energy policy, technology and media, and India's foreign policy.
He curates the Raisina Dialogue, India's annual flagship platform on geopolitics and geo-economics, and is the founder of CyFy, India's annual conference on cybersecurity and internet governance. He spearheads the foundation's efforts to foster new international partnerships and incubate young leaders networks and youth-led conversations globally.
Dr Saran is a member of the Regional Action Group of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a part of WEF's Global Future Council on Geopolitics; and served as a Commissioner of The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace. He is a member of the Board of Directors at ORF America.
Samir has authored four books, edited journals and publications and written several academic papers and book chapters in the field. He is featured regularly in Indian and international print and broadcast media. His latest publications include The New World Disorder and The Indian Imperative with Shashi Tharoor (Aleph Book Company, 2020) and Pax Sinica: Implications for the Indian Dawn with Akhil Deo (Rupa, 2019).
