Uzbek Ambassador, H.E. Dilshod Akhatov called on Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy on April 06, 2021 and exchanged views on diverse issues. The India-Uzbek ties have greatly strengthened in recent years including between think tanks.

Ambassador Designate to Kazakhstan, Ms. Shubhdarshini Tripathi called on Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy on February 24, 2021.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received Shri Manoj Kumar Bharti, Special Secretary, MEA and Ambassador (Designate) to Indonesia on December 28, 2020.

The briefing meeting was also attended by Institute’s Scholars, Cmde. Abhay Kumar Singh, Dr. Jagannath Panda and Dr Udai Bhanu Singh.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received former Special Secretary, MORTH, Shri Shambhu Singh to discuss issues of the North-eastern region, on July 31, 2020. The meeting was attended by Institute’s scholars.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received DG (HRD), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Ms. Neeta Lall Butalia on July 30, 2020, to discuss institutional co-operation. Ms Butalia was accompanied by Additional DG, NACIN, Faridabad, Shri Naveen Upadhay.

Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Sun Weidong met Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy on June 29, 2020, to hold detailed discussions on India-China border faceoff and the state of bilateral relations between the two countries.

National Defence College Commandant, Air Marshal D. Chaudhury met Director General MP-IDSA Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy and the members of the Military Centre for an exchange of views on June 24, 2020.

Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) organised an interaction with a delegation of Australian High Commission to cover areas of common interest, on March 11, 2020.

The Australian High Commission delegation comprised Captain Simon Bateman (Defence Adviser), Mr Kim Heriot-Darragh (First Secretary Defence, Australian H.C), Major Dan White (Assistant Defence Adviser), Ms. Sarah Greenbaum (Foreign Affairs-Political Section), and Mr. Harsh Mohan Puri (Trade member).

A Round Table interaction was organised with the members of Danish Foreign Policy Committee on ‘Recent Trends in India’s Foreign Policy’ on March 03, 2020. The key themes of discussion included India’s ties with the US, Pakistan, China and neighbourhood, terrorism and developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy chaired the proceedings.

The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses organised an interaction with Dr. Steward Beck, President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, on March 03, 2020.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy chaired the interaction.