Session 1 | To the Lighthouse? Promises and Pathways for the Rising South

The demographic dividend of the Global South, and the growing incidence of high-impact cooperation and digital transformation among its nations are driving a new era of development and growth. India’s transformative journey over the last few decades in terms of ideas, innovation and implementation has produced a wide range of lighthouse initiatives that other Southern nations have expressed an interest in adapting or replicating. The cross-pollination of ideas could buttress individual countries’ development trajectories, while helping craft a collective South-led vision for sustainable development. Responding to the need to export best practices and contextualize them strategically, this panel will explore the following questions:

How do historical contexts still impact today’s development strategies across the Global South? And how can these experiences be shared globally to overcome systemic challenges?
Can South-South or triangular development partnerships provide a viable alternative to traditional North-South cooperation models to create more balanced development landscapes? What does Indian leadership of these alternative development models look like? How is it different from other emerging development models?
Over the past decade, India has been able to deliver public services at scale—drinking tap water, toilets, gas connections, and affordable housing—are just a few examples. While a rising GDP has helped, money often does not translate into action. What is the governance story behind the India story? And how can the Indian experience leveraged to strengthen related capacities in other parts of the developing world?

Speakers:
Daniel Seymour, Director, Strategic Partnerships, UN Women
Gargee Ghosh, President, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Udaibir Saran Das, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation America
Aude Darnal, Research Analyst and Project Manager, Stimson Center

Moderator: Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, Observer Research Foundation America

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