Nepal's Ambassador to India, HE Mr Deep Kumar Upadhyay paid a courtesy call on Director General, IDSA, Shri Jayant Prasad on October 12, 2015. They discussed India-Nepal relations in the context of the assumption of premiership by His Excellency Mr KP Oli.

The European Union’s Ambassador to Nepal, Ms Rensje Teerink met Director General, IDSA, Shri Jayant Prasad on October 9, 2015.

A group of students of the 1st batch Post-Graduate Diploma in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Mandalay, Myanmar, interacted with IDSA scholars on October 8, 2015.

Prof Katsuyuki Yakushiji of Toyo University, Japan, discussed Northeast Asia, Defence Economy, and Naval/Maritime Issues with IDSA scholars on September 28, 2015.

Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Dr Yasuyuki Ishida gave a briefing on ‘PM Abe's statement and Japan and the 70th anniversary of WWII’ at IDSA on September 21, 2015.

A delegation from Sichuan University, China, visited IDSA for a half-day seminar on ‘India-China relations and current regional developments’ on September 11, 2015.

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses along with the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) organised a talk by Director General, Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), HE Mr Ahmet Uzumcu, on ‘Reinforcing the Norm Against Chemical Weapons’, on September 3, 2015. Former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Shri RN Prasad presided over the event.

A three-member visiting delegation from The Tokyo Foundation, Japan, led by President of Tokyo Foundation, Masahiro Akiyama, discussed India's Maritime Strategy, Regional Security Issues, Japan's Current Security Outlook and India-Japan Relations at IDSA on September 2, 2015. The other members of the delegation comprised Director of National Security, Tsuneo Watanabe and Research Fellow, The Tokyo Foundation, Satoru Nagao.

Speaking at length on Australia’s defence policy and Indo-Australian strategic relations, the Australian Minster for Defence, Hon Kevin Andrews today lauded India’s crucial contribution in supporting the security, stability and prosperity of the Indian Ocean region and the stability of a wider, rules-based global order. The Minister was delivering a lecture on ‘Australia's Defence Policies and Growing Synergies with India' at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) on September 2, 2015.

Assistant Professor Security Studies, Georgetown University, Dr Oriana Skylar Mastro spoke on ‘Why the Chinese Military Will Go Global’ at IDSA on August 12, 2015.