A five member delegation led by Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta signed an MOU with the Institute of Strategic Studies, Mongolia during the first bilateral between Meeting. During the bilateral, India- Mongolia relations were discussed and future areas for cooperation were explored. It was decided to broaden the interaction between the two think tanks at the academic level and institutionalise academic exchange.

Research Assistant, IDSA, Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav was among the selected participants in a Roundtable discussion on ‘US Presidential Politics: Keys to Victory’ at the American Center, New Delhi on May 29, 2012. Well known psephologists Prof. Allan J. Lichtman from American University in Washington, D.C. and Dr Sanjay Kumar, Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi made their presentations, followed by a discussion.

An Agreement of Cooperation was signed between the institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Myanmar, stated a report in the Indian Express on May 28, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr P V Ramana addressed the officers of Karnataka Police at a training programme on ‘National Security: Focus on Karnataka’. The Programme was organised under the aegis of the Institute of Contemporary Studies, Bangalore, with the support of Director General of Police, Training, Karnataka, on May 15-17, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr P V Ramana delivered a public lecture on ‘India’s Maoist Movement: Current Trends, Implications and Way Forward’, at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore on May 15, 2012. Leading English daily, ‘The Hindu’ carried a report on the lecture on May 16.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Cherian Samuel made a presentation on Prospects for India-US Cyber security Co-operation at a round table on ‘US-India Homeland Security Cooperation’ organised by Security Watch, India and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC) on May 14, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha participated in an interaction on water issues with Bangladesh and Nepal journalists, organised by MEA-XP at The Taj Hotel, New Delhi.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha spoke on the South Asia Water Issue at SIS, JNU. Dr Sinha was speaking at a seminar conducted by the Association of Asia Scholars.

Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Dr Udai Bhanu Singh participated in a meeting on Myanmar organised by ICWA, New Delhi on May 10, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr P V Ramana, made a presentation atthe Senior Officers Tactical Management Course, Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP, NPA), Hyderabad, on May 2, 2012.