Samir Saran is President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier
think tank, headquartered in New Delhi with affiliates in North America and the Middle
East. His research focuses on issues of global governance, climate and energy policy,
technology policy, and India’s foreign policy. He curates the Raisina Dialogue, India’s
annual flagship platform on geopolitics and geo-economics, and is 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. Samir has authored four books,
edited important journals and publications and written several academic papers and
book chapters. He is featured regularly in Indian and international print and broadcast
media. His latest publications include The New World Disorderand The Indian
Imperative (2020) with Shashi Tharoor and Pax Sinica: Implications for the Indian Dawn
(2019) with Akhil Deo.

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