IDSA in association with King’s College London and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organised a two day Conference on ‘Identification of Effective Implementation Practices by Examining UNSCR 1540 (2004) After a Decade of its Existence was organised at IDSA on February 25-26, 2014. Mr Amandeep Singh Gill, Joint Secretary, (DISA), Ministry of External Affairs delivered the opening address for the conference.