Vivekananda International Foundation organized four expert group interactions, and an ongoing dialogue with the American think tank; Centre for New American Studies (CNAS) through webinars in the month of January 2022. All these interactions and dialogues covered a wide spectrum of topics as well as geography across the world. The selection of topics are contemporary and of interest to academia, policy makers, decision makers and the general public. The diversity of the expertise of each of the members of the expert and discussion groups bring rich flavor and knowledge on the topics through their varied professional backgrounds (military, diplomacy and academia). This edition contains views on issues affecting the Indo-Pacific and West Asia.