The President of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA), Professor Pan Suk Kim, and the President of the Indian Public Administration Association (IPAA), Professor Ajmer Singh Malik, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative activities between two associations on March 11, 2015.

IPAA President, Professor Ajmer Singh Malik is a Professor of Public Administration in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. The Annual Conference of the Indian Public Administration Association (IPAA) was held at the Haryana Institute of Rural Development, Nilokheri, Haryana on 20-21, December 2014. Prof. Ajmer Singh Malik was elected by the General Body on 21st December 2014.