Col. P.K. Gautam (Retd), Consultant to Indigenous Historical Knowledge Project at IDSA gave a presentation on ‘Arthashastra-Its Relevance to Contemporary Strategic Thinking’ before the student officers of Higher Defence Orientation Course and Faculty Members of the Army War College (AWC), Mhow, on May 03, 2019.

Col Gautam also had separate interaction with the members of the Faculty of Studies.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, along with a delegation from his alma mater, the Rajkumar College, Rajkot, called on Hon'ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, on May 01, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy delivered the Inaugural Speech at the India-China Interaction Conference organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University on April 25, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy addressed the Senegalese and Moroccan diplomats at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) on ‘India-China Relations and the China Factor In International Politics’ on April 18, 2019. The address was a part of a special course organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Mr Vishal Chandra was invited to facilitate a discussion on ‘Approaches to Understanding Afghanistan’ for Master’s Class at the Department of International Relations, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi on April 16, 2019.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda participated in a panel discussion on ‘Middle Powers Role and Interests in the Indo-Pacific: Identifying Opportunity and Mitigating Challenges in a Region in Flux’ on April 12, 2019 in Tokyo. This panel discussion was organised by the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) and Embassy of Canada in Japan.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Mr Vishal Chandra was invited as an expert discussant for a Fellow Seminar on Afghanistan, organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi on April 09, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chonoy delivered a lecture on 'Growing Relevance of India in Global Politics' to Indian & foreign student officers of Armed Forces at 74th Staff Course at Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) at Wellington (Tamil Nadu) on April 09, 2019. Amb. Chinoy was invited by Lt Gen YVK Mohan, Commandant DSSC.

Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri spoke on ‘BRI: Perspectives from Africa’ during a Conference on ‘Understanding Belt and Road Initiative’, organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, on April 08 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a lecture on ‘Developing Appropriate Policies for the Aerospace Industry in India’at SIATI, Aeronautical Society Auditorium, Bengaluru, on April 05, 2019. Shri CGK Nair, Hony. President, SIATI and former Chairman, HAL, was also present on the occasion.