12th South Asia Conference by IDSA Held in New Delhi
- The theme of the South Asia Conference 2020 was India’s “Neighbourhood First” Policy: Regional Perceptions.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered the inaugural address at the conference.
- The conference is organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi since 2007.
- The conference deals with a number of important issues such as economic cooperation for development, changing political context in India’s neighbourhood, common challenges of terrorism in South Asia and prospects of regional cooperation among other important aspects.