IDSA and the Indian Pugwash Society organised a talk by Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee on ‘Emerging Challenges to Chemical Weapons Regime’ on September 12, 2013. Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta chaired the lecture. Ambassador Mukherjee is a former Permanent Representative of India to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

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“Islamic discourse is at a nascent stage and has a long way to go” said Shri Talmiz Ahmad at the launch of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) publication, ‘The Islamist Challenge in West Asia: Doctrinal and Political Competitions after the Arab Spring’, authored by him, on September 5, 2013. Speaking further on the publication, Shri Ahmed said “No political order is sustainable without Islam”.

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Ambassador of Egypt to India, HE Khaled El Bakly delivered a talk on ‘Recent Happenings in Egypt’ at IDSA on August 29, 2013. Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta chaired the discussion.

Journalist Mr Rajeev Bhattacharyya delivered a talk on ‘Travelling with the Insurgents’ at IDSA on August 26, 2013. Mr Bhattacharyya’s talk was based on a four-month assignment he undertook inside the jungles of Myanmar. During his trek, he met and interviewed a number of North-East insurgent groups, who have set up bases in that country and their leaders.

A round table on ‘UN Peacekeeping: Experiences of India and Brazil’ was organised at IDSA on August 19, 2013. The participants reviewed the changing nature of United Nations peacekeeping and discussed the role and experiences of India and Brazil.

Ambassador Arundhati Ghose delivered a 2013 Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration Day Lecture at IDSA on August 13, 2013. The theme of the lecture was ‘Significance of 1945’.

A round table on ‘Defence Manpower related issues’ was organised at IDSA on August 12, 2013.

Brigadier Jaishankar delivered a talk on ‘Historical Perspective of Indian Soldiers in China’ at IDSA on August 1, 2013.

Dean, Georgetown University, Qatar, Dr Gerd Nonneman, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Dr Brendan Hill, along with the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Amol Dani, called on Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta and discussed the proposals of academic cooperation between the two institutes. Gulf and Non-traditional security were identified as the two topics for academic research and co-operation. Dr Gupta handed over a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation. Research Fellows, IDSA, Ms Shebonti Ray Dadwal and Dr Meena Singh Roy were also present during the discussion.

A round table discussion on 'Iranian Nuclear Imbroglio: Exploring Scenarios' was organised at IDSA on July 23, 2013. The session was chaired by Ambassador Arundhati Ghose and the panellists included Ambassador Rakesh Sood, Ambassador KC Singh, Ambassador R Rajagopalan, Ambassador Sheelkant Sharma and Professor Rajesh Rajagopalan.