This problem involves a seating arrangement puzzle around a square table. Let's break down the clues step by step to determine the final arrangement.

Understanding the Setup

• There are 8 friends: Deepinder, Firoz, Himesh, John, Kiara, Megan, Naseem, and Vivaan.
• They are sitting around a square table.
• Four friends are at the corners, facing inside.
• Four friends are at the middle of the sides, facing outside.

Analyzing the Clues and Determining Positions

Let's denote the corner positions as C1, C2, C3, C4 and the middle-of-side positions as S1, S2, S3, S4. We can arrange them clockwise around the table, for example: C1, S1, C2, S2, C3, S3, C4, S4.

• Clue: Deepinder faces towards outside. This means Deepinder must be sitting at a middle of a side (S1, S2, S3, or S4).
• Clue: Megan does not sit at the side of the table. This means Megan must be sitting at a corner (C1, C2, C3, or C4).
• Clue: Naseem sits to immediate right of Deepinder. Let's assume Deepinder is at S1 (facing Outside). For someone facing outside, their "right" is typically the adjacent corner position counter-clockwise around the table. So, if Deepinder is at S1, Naseem is at C1 (the corner position counter-clockwise to S1).
• Clue: Kiara sits third to the right of Deepinder. If Deepinder is at S1, the positions to the right (counter-clockwise) are: 1st right = C1, 2nd right = S4, 3rd right = C4. So, Kiara is at C4.
• Clue: Firoz sits second to the left of Kiara. Kiara is at C4 (corner, facing Inside). For someone facing inside, their "left" is counter-clockwise along the table. The positions counter-clockwise from C4 are S4 (1st left) and C3 (2nd left). So, Firoz is at C3.
• Combining the placements so far: Deepinder (S1, Outside), Naseem (C1, Inside), Kiara (C4, Inside), Firoz (C3, Inside).
• Clue: John is third to the left of Megan. We know Megan is at a corner. Let's see where Megan could be. If Megan is at C2, her left (counter-clockwise) positions are S1 (1st left), C1 (2nd left), S4 (3rd left). So, John is at S4.
• Current seating: Deepinder (S1, Out), Naseem (C1, In), Kiara (C4, In), Firoz (C3, In), Megan (C2, In), John (S4, Out).
• Clue: Only one person sits between Deepinder and John. Deepinder is at S1. John is at S4. The positions between them clockwise are C2, S2, C3, S3, C4 (5 people). The positions between them counter-clockwise are C1 (1 person). This confirms our placements of Deepinder (S1) and John (S4) with Naseem (C1) between them.
• Remaining seats are S2 and S3. Remaining people are Himesh and Vivaan.
• Clue: Vivaan is not an immediate neighbour of Kiara. Kiara is at C4. Her neighbours are S3 and S4. John is already at S4. Therefore, Vivaan cannot be at S3. This means Vivaan must be at S2, and Himesh must be at S3.

Final Seating Arrangement

Based on the deductions, the arrangement (clockwise, starting from a corner C1) is:

Answering the Question

The question asks who is sitting between John and Himesh, and in which direction this person is facing.

• John is at S4.
• Himesh is at S3.
• Looking at the arrangement clockwise from John (S4): The next position is C4, occupied by Kiara, and then S3, occupied by Himesh.
• Therefore, Kiara is sitting between John and Himesh.
• Kiara is at a corner position (C4), and corner positions face inside.

So, Kiara is sitting between John and Himesh, and she is facing Inside.