A 13-member delegation from the National Institute of Defence Studies (NIDS), Japan, led by Director, Security Studies Department, NIDS, Prof Tetsuo Murooka, visited IDSA for an interaction on May 25, 2015. The issues discussed included India-China Relations, India-Japan Relations, East Asian Maritime Dynamics etc. IDSA, scholars Dr Jagannath Panda, Dr Titli Basu, Dr Udai Bhanu Singh and Cmdr Abhijit Singh briefed the visiting delegation. The interaction was chaired by Deputy Director General, IDSA Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd).