On 10 July 2018, H.E. the Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Mr. M. J. Akbar, visited the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies and met with Professor Stephen Calleya, Director, and Dr Derek Lutterbeck, Holder of the Swiss Chair. The Minister was accompanied by Mr Rajesh Vaishnaw, High Commissioner of India in Malta.
The meeting with H.E. Minister Akbar provided MEDAC with an opportunity to share information about its academic programme of activities and to learn about India’s foreign policy overtures in the Mediterranean area and beyond.