A roundtable discussion on “Japan’s New Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative: Implications to India and South Asia”- jointly organized by Pan-Asia Research Institute (PARI), Tokyo & Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras- held on January 16, 2024 at 11 am – 12:30 pm in Silver Duck, 2nd Floor, Madras Cricket Club,1 Bells Road, Chepauk, Chennai 600005.