Associate Fellow, IDSA Dr Anand Kumar, gave a lecture ‘Recent Political Developments and State of Democracy in South Asia’ at the Department of Political Science/Statsvetenskapliga Institutionen, University of Gothenburg/Göteborgs Universitet, Gothenburg, Sweden, on 2nd October 2012.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta and Research Fellow, Dr Uttam Sinha participated in the discussion on 'Arctic and India' organised by the Association of Indian Diplomat at ICWA on September 26, 2012.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta attended the Association of India Diplomats Meetings on September 26, 2012, at the ICWA.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta attended the CII-CBC Indian Ocean Global Forum 2012 on ‘Enhancing Indian Ocean Partnership for Trade, Infrastructure and Resource Development’ on September 25, 2012 at Hotel Le- Meridien. Dr Gupta chaired the plenary session on IOR Potential for Partnership.

Deputy Director General, IDSA, Brig Rumel Dahiya SM (Retd) delivered a talk on ‘Alternate Futures for China’ at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington on September 24, 2012.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta attended a dinner hosted by Ambassador of Brazil, HE Mr Carlos Duarate on September 20, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Col PK Gautam (Retd) gave a presentation titled, ‘Non Traditional Security Threats’ before the 55th Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats at the Foreign Service Institute on September 14, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Namrata Goswami addressed the students of Lady Shri Ram College and St Stephen's College on Assam Violence on August 30, 2012 and September 8, 2012 respectively.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta released a book by Ms Bhavana Singh, IPCS, on China’s Discursive Nationalism: Contending in softer Realms at the India International Centre (IIC) on September 8, 2012.

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta attended a seminar on ‘Af-Pak: Present and Future’ organised by the Centre for Air Power Studies at the India International Centre (IIC) on September 7, 2012. Dr Gupta chaired a session on the ‘State of Afghanistan and looking into the Future’.