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
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President, European Commission
Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, India
Dr. Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (moderator)
The panel discussion explored how is strategic competition evolving and the role of nuclear weapons, regional powers, and coalitions like the G7, Quad, and BRICS. Participants also discussed the future of globalization and technology and what kind of international order can countries like India, Saudi Arabia, U.S., and Europe shape?
A video of the event is available here.
