War with Iran: What the World Debated in New Delhi

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As the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran and the conflict intensified, global leaders gathered in New Delhi to debate what comes next. Harsh Pant and Karim Haggag share the takeaways.
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Just days after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, global leaders gathered in New Delhi for the Raisina Dialogue. As tensions escalated, conversations quickly shifted to urgent questions about war, energy shocks, and the future of the global order. Harsh Pant of the Observer Research Foundation and Karim Haggag of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute unpack how the world is reading the Iran conflict and where it could be headed next. 

About the Speakers
Karim Haggag
Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI
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Karim Haggag is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He is also a member of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters for the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, which provides guidance to the secretary general on issues related to arms limitations and disarmament. Karim is a former Egyptian diplomat with over 25 years of service in the Egyptian diplomatic corps.
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Harsh V. Pant
Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, ORF
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Harsh V. Pant is the Vice President at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi. He is also a professor of international relations with King India’s Institute at King’s College London. He is also the Honorary Director of the Delhi School of Transnational Affairs at Delhi University.
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Leslie Vinjamuri
President & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri joined the Council in 2025 as the president and chief executive officer, after previously serving as director of the US and the Americas program at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London. She is Professor of Practice in International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London.
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Issues Global Politics
Regions Global Middle East and North Africa
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