It is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, committed to addressing the most challenging global issues.
It is held annually since 2016 in New Delhi.
It is modelled on the lines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue and the Munich Security Conference.
It is structured as a multi-stakeholder, heads of state, cabinet ministers, and local government officials, who thought leaders from the private sector, media, and academia join.
It is organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs.
Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
The ORF is an independent, nonpartisan think tank that conducts policy research on good governance, foreign policy, and sustainable economic development for India.
Established in 1990.
ORF works on a wide range of topics, including climate, energy, cyber issues and media, economic development, and national security.
Shangri-La Dialogue
It is Asia’s premier defence and security summit.
It is attended by Defence Ministers, permanent heads of ministries and military chiefs of 28 Asia-Pacific countries.
An independent think-thank organises it, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
The summit is named after the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, where it has been held since 2002.
Munich Security Conference
It is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany since 1963.