IDSA organised a talk by Joint Secretary (North), Shri Akhilesh Mishra on ‘Recent Political developments and India's policy towards Nepal’ on April 25, 2013. Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta presided over the proceedings.
A Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) delegation, headed by Research Director for Centre for Chinese Studies, KNDA, HE Mr Shin Jung Seung, visited IDSA on April 23, 2013. The delegation interacted with IDSA scholars on the ‘New Leadership of China and the Chinese Foreign Policy.
The South Asia Centre in IDSA organised a Round Table on ‘Bangladesh: The Islamist Challenge’ on April 17, 2013. The panellists comprised Ambassadors Deb Mukherji, Rajeet Mitter, Professor Partha Ghosh, Dr Smruti S Pattanaik and Dr Anand Kumar.
Joint Secretary, DISA, MEA, Shri DB Venkatesh Varma, gave a briefing on the recently concluded ‘Arms Trade Treaty’ by the United Nations General Assembly at IDSA on April 17, 2013. Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta, moderated the session.
Professor Madhu Bhalla delivered a lecture on ‘Dealing with China: The Way Forward-An Academic Perspective’ at IDSA on April 16, 2013. Prof Bhalla’s lecture was a part of the series of lectures by distinguished officers, scholars and academics from various organisations on the broader theme of 'Dealing with China'.
A ‘Round Table’ on Defence Budget 2013-14 – Challenges’ was organised at IDSA on Thursday, April 11, 2013. A presentation on ‘Budget Analysis – Trends over the years’ was made.
The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs organised a workshop on Financial Planning/Investor Awareness at IDSA on April 10, 2013.
A one day workshop on ‘Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary’ was organised at the IDSA on April 9, 2013.The objective of the workshop was to research on Kautilya for policy studies in a wider and deeper framework and to initiate the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Chanakya’s Arthasastra in a sustainable manner.
Senior Fellow, Amb P Stobdan, along with Research Fellows, IDSA, Col Vivek Chadha (Retd) and Dr Uttam Sinha interacted with the officers of the Manipur Civil Services and spoke on National Security Challenges at the India International Centre (IIC) on April 3, 2013. The panel discussion was part of the Government of India In-service Training Programme for State Civil Services.
