A seven-member delegation from the Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University in China, led by Deputy Director, Prof. Yang Wenwu visited IDSA for an interaction on August 23, 2019.

The topics of interaction included India-China Relations, Domestic developments in China, India's domestic development, US-China Rivalry, and Regional Security Environment.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy presided over the interaction.

CEO, South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) Ms Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, spoke on ‘South Africa's Foreign Policy and Future of India-South Africa Partnership’ at IDSA on August 21, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office, H.E. Sun Weidong, the new Chinese Ambassador to India, on August 20, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy received Shri Rajiv Jain, former Director, IB in his office on August 14, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office Ambassador of Vietnam to India, HE Mr. Pham Sanh Chau on July 26, 2019. The Ambassador was accompanied by Defence Attache, Senior Colonel Nguyen Quang Chien.

Former Afghan Deputy Chief of Mission (Minister Counselor) to India and currently Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Amb. M. Ashraf Haidari interacted with the IDSA scholars on July 01, 2019.

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

A delegation of Journalists/Editors from Afghanistan interacted with the IDSA scholars on June 21, 2019.

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

Director General, IDSA, Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office Shri Manpreet Vohra, AS (AD), Ministry of External Affairs and Ambassador (designate) of India to Mexico, on June 19, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office, Additional Secretary, MEA & Senior Directing Staff (Foreign Service) at National Defence College and Ambassador designate of India to the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, Shri Anwar Haleem on June 13, 2109.

IDSA organised an Interaction on East Asia, Vietnam and the region with Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (and Ambassador Designate to Vietnam), Shri Pranay Kumar Verma, on June 10, 2019.

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