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Samir Saran

President, Observer Research Foundation

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Samir Saran is president of the Observer Research Foundation, India's premier think tank, with affiliates in North America and the Middle East. His research focuses on 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 founded CyFy, an annual conference on cybersecurity and internet governance. Saran serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Advisory Board and chairs its Global Future Council on Geopolitics. The author of five books, he is featured regularly in Indian and international print and broadcast media.