Grand Mufti of Syria, Dr Ahmad Bader Eddine Hassoun, delivered a talk on ‘Religious Tolerance and Dialogue among Cultures’ at IDSA on March 10, 2016. Ambassador IP Khosla presided over the discussion.

Ambassador PS Raghavan, former Ambassador to Moscow, discussed Eurasian affairs, including Russia-Pakistan, Russia-China ties, at IDSA on March 9, 2016.

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, US Department of State, Mr Frank Rose delivered a talk on ‘Space Security’ at IDSA on February 23, 2016.

India's former Ambassador to Japan, Ms Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, delivered a Special Address at the annual IDSA-NIDS Bilateral Dialogue held at IDSA on February 23, 2016. The issues discussed included India-Japan relations, China, Asia-Pacific security, and other regional security issues.

Prof Jia Haitao of Jinan University, Guangzhou delivered a lecture on 'China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative and India' at IDSA on February 12, 2016. Prof Jia Haitao is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations, and also the Director of Chindian Studies at Jinan University, Guangzhou.

Describing cyberspace as an ‘intricate constituent of national power, having a peaceful, as well as military dimension’, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Air Marshal PP Reddy, VM, ADC, today said that it necessitates the involvement of the Armed Forces in the cyber domain, in order to secure it as well as to develop comprehensive deterrence capabilities.

President, Ker-Train Research, Inc, Mr Mitchell S Kerr, made a presentation on ‘New Generation Automatic Transmission Technology for Military Tanks and Specialty Vehicles’ at IDSA on February 5, 2016.Deputy Director General, IDSA, Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd), presided over the event.

Mr Mohammad Sabri Rashid, Charge d, Affairs, Embassy of Iraq, met Deputy Director General, IDSA, Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd) on February 3, 2016.

Director, Centre for the Advanced Study of India and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, Prof Devesh Kapur spoke on ‘China's Role in the Asian & Global Financial Architecture’ at IDSA on January 27, 2016.

Director General, IDSA, Shri Jayant Prasad presided over the event.

A Roundtable discussion with a Turkish delegation on ‘Role of Turkey in West Asia’ was organised at the IDSA on January 27, 2016. Deputy Director General, IDSA, Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd) chaired the discussion.