Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha visited the Environment Policy Research Centre, Freie University, Berlin, to discuss German-India Sustainability and Climate Change Dialogue on April 19, 2012.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha, who is currently on a visit to Berlin and Munich, from April 16-20, 2012, discussed climate and water issues at the Federal Ministry of Environment in Berlin, on April 19 2012. Dr Sinha is visiting Germany as a part of an Indian delegation on ‘Climate Change and Water Resources’. The visit has been organized by the Hanns Siedel Foundation.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik delivered two lectures for the Masters Program at the South Asian University (SAU) on April 18-19, 2012.

Research Assistant IDSA, Dr Shamshad A. Khan, participated as a discussant in a Fellow seminar on ‘Defence of Japan: Decision Makers and Trends’, organised by the National Maritime Foundation on April 18, 2012.

Research Assistant, IDSA, Mr Rahul Mishra participated in India- Malaysia Strategic dialogue organised by the Indian Council Of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi and Institute for strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia at ICWA on April 13,2012.

Research Assistant, IDSA, Mr Rahul Mishra participated in a Round Table discussion on 'Political transition in Myanmar' at the Observer Research Foundation on April 12, 2012. The session was chaired by professor C. Raja Mohan and noted journalist, Mr Bharat Bhushan initiated the discussion.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Pushpita Das presented a paper on Cooperation on India-Bangladesh Border Management at the 4th ORF-BEI Security Dialogue held on April 5-6, 2012.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Mr Anand Kumar, attended the International Conference on ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Twenty First Century SAARC’ organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in Dhaka from April 3-4, 2012.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha, spoke on India-Nepal water relations organised by Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu on April 4, 2012.