Convergence Before Consensus: The Inadvertent Coalitions Shaping Global Order
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A world shaped by alliances has foresight, predictability, and clear zones of cooperation and contestation. Today, geopolitics has changed: action demands agility instead. Countries find themselves in accidental alignments–pulled together by structural forces, overlapping incentives, and the complex logic of multilateral platforms. Nations that eye each other uneasily over disputed borders might still collaborate on investment priorities; those that compete over technology can nevertheless work together on climate change.
Council President & CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri, former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, International Crisis Group President & CEO Comfort Ero, International Chamber of Commerce Chair France Philippe Varin, and Observer Research Foundation President Samir Saran on March 7 at the 2026 Raisina Dialogue to examine the global geometry of chance and ask whether accidental partnerships might eventually lead to stable cooperation—or instead intensify underlying contradictions.
About the Raisina Dialogue
The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics. Organized by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, this three-day event convenes global leaders, policymakers, academics, industry experts, and journalists to discuss critical international issues.
Video courtesy of the Raisina Dialogue.
