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News: Vice-President and President, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) addressed the 25th Anniversary celebrations of ICWA as an Institution of National Importance at Sapru House, New Delhi.
About Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
- Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) was established in 1943 by a group of Indian intellectuals as think tank.
- It was established as a non-official, non-political and non-profit organisation under Registration of Societies Act 1860.
- Purpose: ICWA is devoted exclusively for the study of international relations and foreign affairs.
- The founder-president of the Council was Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.
- It was declared as an institution of national importance by Indian Council of World Affairs(ICWA), 2001 Act enacted by Parliament.
- The Vice President of India is the ex-officio President of ICWA.
- Although ICWA is funded by the Ministry of External Affairs, it enjoys full autonomy and does not function under the Ministry’s administrative control.
