Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik participated in the Second Bay of Bengal Conversation, organised by Centre for Governance Studies, Dhaka from 07-09 October 2023, and presented on the session on BRI and its implications in the South Asia Region.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA and Chair of Think20 for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy spoke at the Think7 (of G7)-Think20 (T20) Bellagio Format Convening on ‘Reigniting the 2030 Agenda: Time for Action’ at The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, on 21 September 2023. Amb Chinoy highlighted the successful G20 India 2023 Summit, especially PM Narendra Modi's clarion call to realise the pledge to achieve SDGs.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency), Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a lecture on ‘India-China Relations with Reference to Border Management’ on the first day of the five-day Training Programme for ITBP officers, on 19 September 2023. The lecture was followed by Q&A and exchange of mementos.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency), Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a lecture on ‘Emerging World Order’ on the first day of the five-day Training Programme for ITBP officers, on 19 September 2023. The lecture was followed by Q & A and group photograph.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha participated in a podcast by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on water security in India. The podcast was aired on 16 Sept 2023.

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The Manohar Parrikar IDSA Scholars visited the National Archives for a half-day training and interaction on accessing national archival records on 15 September 2023. The scholars interacted with Mr Shri Arun Singhal, IAS, Director General of Archives, and were introduced to record management ‘Abhilekh-Patal’, the online portal to access National Archives of India and also visited the archives to see the repository of documents held.

Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri spoke at a symposium on ‘India-South Africa @ G20: Convergence and concerns’, organised by Zakir Hussain Delhi College (Evening), on 14 February 2023

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed made a presentation on 'Ancient Moorings of India's Strategic Culture' on 14 September 2023, at the USANAS Scholar's Program, organised by the USANAS Foundation, at the India Habitat Centre. Dr Rasheed spoke on the importance of Vedanta texts, Arthashastra and Nistisara in shaping India's strategic culture.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency), Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered Remarks in the plenary session of the Hongneung Defense Forum, Seoul, on 13 September 2023. The Forum was organised by the Korea Institute for Defence Analyses (KIDA) on Regional Order in the Era of Indo Pacific.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Capt (IN) Anurag Bisen was interviewed by the UK-based British-American Security Information Council (BASIC) as part of their ongoing project, ‘Future of Alliance Relationships in the Arctic: Forecasting and Addressing Geopolitical and Strategic Risks 2022-2042’ on 07 Sep 2023. The project aims to forecast emerging risks for Arctic security in relation to geopolitical pressures and strategic competition emerging due to changing alliance relationships in the Arctic region.