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Side Event at the 2026 Munich Security Conference

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

On February 14, ORF America, in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs of India, hosted a lunch on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference. The discussion, “Stability Under Stress: The New Demands of Statecraft”, focused on how capable powers align strategy, capital, and responsibility to sustain resilience, manage shocks, and shape a cooperative global future.

Speakers:

  • H.E. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, India

  • H.E. Anwar Bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to His Highness the President of the UAE, United Arab Emirates

  • H.E. Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden; Member of the Advisory Council, Munich Security Conference, Berlin; Member of the Global Advisory Board, Observer Research Foundation

  • H.E. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, India

  • Dr. Meghan O'Sullivan, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge

  • Moderator: Dr. Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation, India

Earlier Event: February 12
Nuclear Fusion: Realities and Prospects
Later Event: February 20
IBSA+Indonesia Energy Transition Roundtable at the Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.

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