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Vishwa Mitra: Bridging Divides- Lunch Ministerial at the Munich Security Conference 2024


  • Bar Montez, Rosewood Hotel Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße 1, 80333 Munich Germany (map)

Background and Summary

On February 20, ORF America in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India in Berlin hosted a panel discussion at the 60th Munich Security Conference featuring:

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhad Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia

  • Stephen Harper, Former Prime Minister, Canada

  • Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, India

  • Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University

  • Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President, European Commission

  • Moderator: Dr. Samir Saran, President, ORF

The panel discussion explored how strategic competition and the rise of the Global South is impacting the international order, as well as current political frameworks such as the G7, BRICS, and the Quad. A video of the event is available here.

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