A two member team from the Japan Institute of Social and Economic Affairs, comprising Mr Hiroshi Nakayama, Managing Director and Mr Motoharu Ochiai, Senior Analyst, International Affairs Department, visited IDSA and interacted with the scholars.

A four member delegation, led by Mr Jean-Arthur Régibeau, Director General Multilateral Affairs and Special Envoy on Afghanistan-Pakistan, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, interacted with Deputy Director General, Brig. Rumel Dahiya and some other scholars at IDSA on March 28, 2012.

A delegation from Naval Post-graduate School, led by Mr Paul S. Kapoor, interacted with IDSA scholars on March 27, 2012. During the interaction, Advisor Research, IDSA, Dr G Balachnadran gave a presentation on Indo-US Relationship. Research Fellow IDSA, Dr Ashok Behuria gave a presentation on Indo-Pak and Indo-Afghanistan relationship. Senior Research Associate, Dr Rajiv Nayan gave a presentation on Nuclear issues. The East Asia Centre of IDSA also gave a presentation on Indo-China relations. The interaction was chaired by Dr G Balachandran.

Dr Daniel Rham of British High Commission called on Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta, on March 22, 2012.

Dr Daniel Rham of British High Commission called on Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta, on March 22, 2012. Dr Rham discussed the prospects of academic cooperation between IDSA and British institutions.

A group of 20 diplomatic correspondents from Nepal interacted with the IDSA scholars on Mach 21, 2012. The interaction was organised by the South Asia Centre in the IDSA campus.

Director General, India -Taipei Association, Shri Pradeep Kumar Rawat called on Director General, IDSA on March 21, 2012.

Norwegian Ambassador, H.E. (Ms) Ann Olstad met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta in his office on March 13, 2012.

Research Associate with the South African Institute of International Affairs' China in Africa Programme, Mr Daniel Large, spoke on ‘China and the current crises in the Sudans’ at IDSA on March 6, 2012.

Former US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development in the Clinton Administration, Mr. Raymond Vickery Jr., delivered a talk on February 27, 2012 at IDSA.

Principal Director for Strategy in the Office of Secretary of Defence, Dr Daniel Chiu, called on Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta, on February 22, 2012.