Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered the Keynote Address at the Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Seminar on "Regional Security: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities" organised by Pune International Centre under ‘Vishva-Mitrata’ Series on 18 December 2023, with participants from South Asian countries.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered an online talk on National Security at the UGC-Malviya Mission Teacher Training Programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 13 December 2023.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered a talk on National Security for the programme for Provincial Civil Services (Group-B) Officers, conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration on 13 December 2023.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan participated in the second online meeting of the Arms Control Working Group, part of an international strategic dialogue series, titled ‘Building Coalitions to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats in the Indo-Pacific’, the Atlantic Council's Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and Forward Defense Program, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council on 13 December 2023.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy addressed a delegation from National Defence College, UAE, led by Brig Gen Staff Pilot Khalifa Butti AlShamsi at MP-IDSA on 11 December 2023. Views were exchanged on enhancing India–UAE defence and security cooperation.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy addressed a delegation from National Defence College, UAE, led by Brig Gen Staff Pilot Khalifa Butti AlShamsi at MP-IDSA on 11 December 2023. Views were exchanged on enhancing India–UAE defence and security cooperation.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan participated in an online panel discussion on ‘Strategic Significance of North East Region in the Indian Grand Strategy’ in Session-1 Namaskar Note of the Siang Dialogue 1.0, organised by Red Lantern Analytica, on 08 December 2023.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh (Retd) delivered a talk on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Government Initiatives for Defence Manufacturing and Export’ at an online Seminar organised by EECP on behalf of Ministry of Commerce, on 08 December 2023.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy addressed the Indian Ambassadors and High Commissioners on Defence Diplomacy and Atmanirbhar Bharat, at their ongoing Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP-III) at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, on 07 December 2023.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a lecture on ‘India-China Relations With Reference to Border Management’ for BSF DIGs in Defence and Security Module Level-II training on 06 December 2023, followed by a lively Q&A session.