It was 70 years ago this week when 29 nations from Asia and Africa gathered for the historic Bandung Conference to chart a new path for developing countries.

Recognized as a milestone in fostering global solidarity, the meeting championed the fight against European colonialism, while promoting peaceful coexistence and non-alignment at a time of the Cold War. 

Joining the discussion: 

• Vijay Prashad is a historian, journalist and Executive Director of the Transcontinental: Institute for Social Research. 
• Einar Tangen is a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute and founder of Asia Narratives on Substack.
• Sanusha Naidu is an associate at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance. 
• Gita Wirjawan served as the Indonesian Trade Minister. He’s currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University.