On May 24, 2019, the delegation of the National Defence College of India led by Major General Harkirat Singh visited SIIS. Prof. Yang Jiemian, Chairman of SIIS Academic Affairs Council hosted the meeting. The two sides exchanged views on the current geo-political situation in the Middle East and China-India relations etc. Prof. Li Weijian, senior fellow of the Center for West Asian & African Studies, Prof. Liu Zongyi, secretariat general of the Center for China-South Asia Cooperation, Prof. Jin Liangxiang, Dr. Zhang Weiting and Mr. Zhou Yiqi from the Center for West Asian & African Studies participated in the discussion.