A two-member delegation from the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan, Ms Etsuyo Arai and Mr Onishi interacted with IDSA scholars on ‘India’s foreign policy on Southeast Asia’ on October 11, 2012. Both, Ms Arai and Mr Onishi specialise in China’s economy and politics and are conducting research on a project titled ‘Rise of India and China and its impact in the transformation of East Asia’.