IDSA provides a forum for policy makers, both Indian and foreign, to articulate their thinking and ideas on various aspects of national and international security. Key Speeches are delivered by important personages at all important conferences. IDSA also periodically invites key policy makers to deliver lectures on select topics.

9th Y B Chavan Memorial Lecture on Addressing the Challenges of Hybrid Conflict in the 21st Century

28-Nov-2018

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Keynote Address by Secretary (ER) Shri T S Tirumurti at the 4th India-Africa Strategic Dialogue  on the theme “India and Africa: Deepening the Security Engagement”

27-Mar-2018

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Keynote Address by M J Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs at the IISS-IDSA Workshop on Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific

22-Mar-2018

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Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary, Dr S. Jaishankar, at the Second IORA Meeting of Experts for Maritime Safety and Security

07-Nov-2017

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Keynote Address by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF At Seminar “Exploring The Roots On India’s Strategic Culture”

05-Oct-2017

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Keynote Address by Shri Amar Sinha at the Africa Day round table on the theme “Africa’s Security Challenges”

17-May-2017

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Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary Dr S. Jaishankar at the IFS-IDSA Seminar – India and the Great Powers: Continuity and Change

21-Nov-2016

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Special Address by HE Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on ‘Fifth Wave of Political Violence and Global Terrorism’

14-Sep-2016

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Keynote Address by Secretary (East), MEA, Government of India at Academic Session of Delhi Dialogue VIII: ASEAN-India Relations: A New Paradigm, 19 February 2016

19-Feb-2016

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Keynote address by Air Marshal PP Reddy VM, ADC, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff at the 18th Asian Security Conference on “Securing Cyberspace: Asian and International Perspectives”

Air Marshal PP Reddy VM, ADC, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

09-Feb-2016

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