The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations organized a Special Lecture in the virtual mode by Dr. Veda Vaidyanathan, Associate Fellow (Foreign Policy and Security), Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) on 18 February 2025. The talk was part of the GEOPOLITICA series and was organized in collaboration with the UNESCO Peace Chair.  Dr. Veda is an alumna of the Department (2010-12). She spoke on the theme "Redefining Africa's Future: The Role of the African Union".