Indian Council of World Affairs

The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) is a New Delhi based Indian think-tank. Established in 1943, it is devoted exclusively for the study of international relations and foreign affairs. By an Act of Parliament, it has been declared an institution of national importance in 2001. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio President of ICWA, while the Minister of External Affairs is its Vice-President. It is housed in Sapru House, the name being derived from Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, who was also the founder President of the Council.[3] ICWA is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact.[4]

Indian Council of World Affairs
Formation1943
TypePublic Policy, Think Tank
HeadquartersSapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
Location
  • Venkaiah Naidu, President of the Council, Vice-President of India
  • S Jaishankar, Vice-President of the Council, Minister of External Affairs, GOI
  • Shashi Tharoor, Vice-President of the Council
Key people
Dr. T C A Raghavan (Director General since 2018)[1][2]
Staff
68
Websitehttp://www.icwa.in/

ICWA has been called by media as one of India's influential think-tanks, but is seen only as an extension of the Ministry of External Affairs.[5]

See also

References
  1. "About Us-Dr. T C A Raghavan, Director General, ICWA". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Brief particulars of Dr. T C A Raghavan" (PDF). ICWA. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "About Us- History of the Council". ICWA.
  4. UN Academic Impact membership certificate -PDF
  5. "India's most influential think-tanks". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.



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