The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)–Sichuan University High Level Track-2 Dialogue

October 13, 2025

The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)–Sichuan University High Level Track-2 Dialogue will be held on 15-16 October 2025 at Sichuan University, Chengdu (China).

The Dialogue is being held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China.

A 9-member delegation led by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, Director-General, MP-IDSA will travel to Chengdu for the dialogue. It comprises notable figures from the diplomatic, military and academic fields—Amb Nalin Surie, Distinguished Fellow, DPG, former Ambassador to China and former High Commissioner to the UK; Amb Jawed Ashraf, former Ambassador of India to France and Monaco and former High Commissioner to Singapore; Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi (Retd), Director General, CCCS and former GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Indian Army; Prof Sachin Kumar Sharma, Director General, RIS; Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, JNU; Dr Manoj Kewalramani, Chairperson, Indo-Pacific Studies Programme, Takshashila Institution; Dr Prashant Kumar Singh, Research Fellow and Coordinator, East Asia Centre, MP-IDSA; Dr M.S. Prathibha, Associate Fellow, East Asia Centre, MP-IDSA.

Former State Councillor and former Special Representative for India-China boundary talks H.E. Mr. Dai Bingguo will lead the Chinese delegation at the High Level Track-2 Dialogue.

This will be the fourth iteration of the MP-IDSA–Sichuan University High Level Track-2 Dialogue. Previous iterations were held in 2020, 2021 and 2023.