Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar was invited to deliver a talk on ‘Hedging by Small States: Maldives’ Love–Hate Ties with India, China’ during the online certificate course on ‘India’s Strategic Culture: The Past and the Future’ organised by Adhyayan Foundation for Policy & Research (AFPR) on 30 December 2023.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a presentation on ‘India's Strides in Defence Sector: Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation’ at the plenary session of Conference on Vietnam–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Confluence & Opportunities, organised by Ho Chi Min Academy of Politics and Embassy of India in Vietnam, on 22 December 2023.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy had an interaction with the Centre for Information & Analysis, East Sea Institute of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Centre for Strategic Studies and International Relations Development and the Commission for External Relations, Communist Party of Vietnam, on the deepening India–Vietnam ties, especially in defence and security areas, on 21 December 2023.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy called on External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and presented him a copy of his book—World Upside Down: India Recalibrates Its Geopolitics—on 19 December 2023. This book, published by HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd, features a thoughtful Foreword written by Dr S. Jaishankar.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered a talk on National Security for the programme for Provincial Civil Services (Group-B) Officers, conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration on 19 December 2023.

MP-IDSA scholars, Dr Pushpita Das, Research Fellow, Dr Ashok Behuria, Senior Fellow, Dr Rajiv Nayan, Senior Research Associate and Dr Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow contributed to the 59th Annual Compendium of Borderman released by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy delivered the Keynote Address at the Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Seminar on "Regional Security: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities" organised by Pune International Centre under ‘Vishva-Mitrata’ Series on 18 December 2023, with participants from South Asian countries.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered an online talk on National Security at the UGC-Malviya Mission Teacher Training Programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 13 December 2023.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan delivered a talk on National Security for the programme for Provincial Civil Services (Group-B) Officers, conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration on 13 December 2023.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan participated in the second online meeting of the Arms Control Working Group, part of an international strategic dialogue series, titled ‘Building Coalitions to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats in the Indo-Pacific’, the Atlantic Council's Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and Forward Defense Program, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council on 13 December 2023.