India as a Rising Great Power:
Challenges and Opportunities
New Delhi, 18–20 April 2008
The First Annual IISS–Citi India Global Forum on ‘India as a Rising Great Power: Challenges and Opportunities’ was held in New Delhi on 18–20 April 2008.
At a time when India’s economic growth drives greater engagement and influence in the world, the IISS–Citi India Global Forum provided a comprehensive strategic assessment of India’s rise as a great power. The Forum discussed the key issues where economics, business, politics and security converge, including India’s search for energy security and stability, transnational security challenges, and India’s relations with the great powers.
The Forum consists of plenary sessions and break-out groups. The plenary sessions offer a public platform for ministers, corporate leaders and global experts to focus on India’s emerging role. The break-out groups provide an opportunity for the invited officials and experts to explore the key issues more deeply and to analyse current and future policy trends in a private and strictly off-the-record environment.
This exclusive conference brought together 200 leaders of government, business, academia, policy, media and the armed forces from India and the world. The Forum discussed India’s new status and responsibilities as a rising great power, the liabilities that India would have to accept to perform such a role, and its wider impact on regional and global stability.
