Professor Dr. Bharat H. Desai, Professor of International Law, Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law, Chairman, Centre for International Legal Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, delivered a talk on ‘Taking International Law Seriously’ on December 08, 2021.

Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bipin Bakshi, AVSM, VSM, (Retd.), Deputy Director General MP-IDSA chaired the session.

Coinciding with the 57th Foundation Day of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri and President of the Institute, Shri Rajnath Singh unveiled a plaque at the Institute’s main building, renaming the Institute as ‘Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)’ on November 15, 2021. The renaming ceremony was followed by the inauguration of the 100 KW Grid connected rooftop solar power plant and the open air gym.

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DCOAS (CD&S) Lt. Gen. Shantanu Dayal called upon Director General MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy on the sidelines of the Indo-Russia Inter-Government Cooperation (IRIGC) held at MP-IDSA, on November 08, 2021. Deputy Director General, Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bipin Bakshi was also present on the occasion

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office, Ms Gaurie Dwivedi, Journalist and Author, who presented Amb. Chinoy her book, ‘Blinkers off: How will the World Counter China’.

Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy Receives Director of Institute for Strategic Research Jeangène-Vilmer

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office, Mr. Jeangène-Vilmer, Director of Institute for Strategic Research (French MoD) on October 12, 2021, and exchanged views on promoting dialogue between MP-IDSA and Institute for Strategic Research.

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office, H.E. Milinda Moragoda, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India on October 08, 2021 and had a useful exchange of views on strengthening ties between MP-IDSA and think-tanks in Sri Lanka, tapping the High Commissioner's rich experience.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office H.E. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Norway’s Ambassador to India October 06, 2021. They exchanged views on promoting contacts between think-tanks of India and Norway.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy received in his office H.E. Prof. Adam Burakowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to India, & Mr. Jarosław Groberek, First Secretary of the Embassy, on October 04, 2021.They exchanged views on promoting contacts between think-tanks of India and Poland.

Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajaya Sabha), Shri Subhash Chandra and the WION team interacted with Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy and other members of the Institute.

The WION team comprised Mr. Sudhir Chaudhary, Mr. Naveen Kapoor, Mr Rabin Sharma, Mr Siddhant Sibal, Ms Molly Gambhir, Mr Vinod Janardhanan, and Ms. Palki Sharma.

Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, received in his office H.E. Dr. (Ms.) Heba Salaheldin Elmarassi, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, along with Mr. Mohammed Samir, Third Secretary, on April 07, 2021.

Dr. P.K. Pradhan, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA, also attended the discussion.