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This is the official Linkedin handle of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), Sapru House, New Delhi - India's leading International Relations and Foreign Policy Think Tank since 1943. ICWA was established by a group of eminent intellectuals led by Sir T.B. Sapru and Dr. H.N. Kunzru to create an Indian perspective on international relations and foreign policy issues. An Act of Parliament in 2001 declared ICWA to be an ‘Institution of National Importance’. ICWA is funded by the Ministry of External Affairs and enjoys full autonomy. It has a General Body and a Governing Council, headed by the Hon’ble Vice President of the Republic of India, who is the President of ICWA. The current President of the ICWA is the Hon’ble Shri Chandrapuram Ponnusami (C.P.) Radhakrishnan. The External Affairs Minister of India is the Vice President of the ICWA. The current External Affairs Minister is Dr. S. Jaishankar. The Director General, appointed by the Governing Council for a fixed tenure of 3 years, is the Chief Executive Officer of the ICWA. The Council conducts policy research through an in-house faculty and external experts. It regularly organizes an array of intellectual activities, including conferences, seminars and roundtable discussions and brings out a range of publications. It has a well-stocked library and runs an active website. It also publishes ‘India Quarterly’. ICWA has over 50 MoUs with International Think Tanks and Research Institutions to promote a better understanding of international issues and develop areas of mutual cooperation. The Council also has partnerships with leading research institutions, think tanks and universities in India.