In the Inaugural session of #Raisina2026, Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, strips away the diplomatic sugar-coating to reveal a world at a violent crossroads. As "might is right" becomes the preferred tool of foreign policy, Stubb argues that we are making three fatal human mistakes: over-rationalizing a "peaceful" past that never existed, over-dramatizing a present that is just as chaotic as history, and, most dangerously, underestimating a future that is already being written by the Global South.

With the old world order crumbling, who fills the vacuum? Stubb’s answer is clear: India. As the ultimate "swing power," India’s policy choices will determine whether the world descends into "conflictual multipolarity" or rises into a new era of "cooperative multilateralism." This isn't just a speech; it’s a realist’s blueprint for survival in an age of predatory hegemons.