On 21 March 2005 the IISS hosted a Round Table Discussion with Brigadier Arun Sahgal (retd.), Senior Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi. Brigadier Sahgal gave a presentation on 'Simulating Futuristic Scenarios for Nepal's Emergency'.
Brigadier Sahgal joined the IDSA in 2003, after retirement from the Indian Army. Earlier, he was the first Director of the Office of Net Assessments of the Indian Joint Staff, formed in 2001 following the reorganisation of the Indian defence establishment. He was commissioned into the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.
Brigadier Sahgal is shortly to take over as Deputy Director (Research), United Service Institution of India (USI), New Delhi and concurrently Head its new Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation.
