Deputy Director, Unit for Asia and Oceania, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Dr Olli Ruohomäki, met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta on February 19, 2013, at his office and discussed India and South Asia. Dr Ruohomäki sought briefing on India’s relations with its neighbours.

A delegation of Editors/Senior Journalists from ASEAN countries visited IDSA for an interaction on February 18, 2013. The interaction was chaired by Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta.

Mr Thomas L Friedman, well-known columnist of The New York Times visited IDSA and interacted with the scholars on ‘Indian perspectives on US withdrawal from Afghanistan’ on January 30, 2013.

A group of 14 senior editors from Afghanistan visited IDSA for an interaction with the scholars on January 29, 2013.

IDSA organised an interaction with a delegation from Johns Hopkins University on January 15, 2013. IDSA was represented by Deputy Director General, Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd), Dr Kalyan Raman, Brig Mandip Singh and Dr Ashok Behuria, who discussed India’s international security with the visiting delegation.

A group of students from the Texas A&M University visited IDSA on January 7, 2013 and interacted with the scholars on various subjects including ‘China and the role of US in Asia-Pacific’.

President, Indian Association for the Study of Australia, Prof SK Sareen, met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta on January 2, 2013 at his office and discussed ways to enhance interaction among Indian scholars on issues relevant to India-Australia relations.

Amb D P Srivastava, Indian Ambassador to Iran, met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta on January 2, 2013 at his office and discussed the current status of India-Iran relations. Addressing the IDSA scholars, he also spoke about the significance of Iran for meeting India’s energy needs in the backdrop of emerging challenges.

Senior Fellow, Council for Social Development, Dr KS Subramanian, IPS (retd), met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta on January 1, 2013 at his office and discussed issues pertaining to Naxalism.

The Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRS), Ms Mary Werntz, met Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta, on December 11, 2012 and discussed trends in international humanitarian law. She said ICRS is strictly neutral and works in India in accordance with their agreement with the Government of India.