Samir Saran is a senior advisor at The Asia Group and the President of Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

[1] Saran completed his bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, India, and his master's in Media studies, from London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

[2] Saran worked at Reliance Industries across various verticals including power, retail, fibre and petrochemicals, telecom, and media.

As president at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), he curates for the Raisina Dialogue in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

[7] At a Delhi conference in 2024, he slammed UK Labour Party member Peter Mandelson for his "imperialist Putin" remark calling it ironic.