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Indian Council
of World Affairs

ABOUT ICW A

The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) was established in 1943 by
a group of eminent intellectuals led by Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Dr.
H.N. Kunzru. Its principal objective was to create an Indian perspective
on international relations and act as a repository of knowledge
and thinking on foreign policy issues. An Act of Parliament in 2001
declared the ICWA to be an ‘institution of national importance’. The
ICWA is headquartered in Sapru House, an iconic heritage building
in the heart of New Delhi that was inaugurated by the first Prime
Minister of India, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in May 1955. The Council
today conducts policy research through an in-house faculty as well as
through external experts. It regularly organizes an array of intellectual
activities including conferences, seminars, roundtable discussions,
bilateral dialogues, international conferences, seminars, lectures
and outreach activities in India and abroad and brings out a range of
publications. The Council has a well-stocked library, an active website,
and publishes the journal ‘India Quarterly’. ICWA has over 50 MoUs
with international think tanks and research institutions to promote
better understanding on international issues and develop areas of
mutual cooperation. The Council also has partnerships with leading
research institutions, think tanks and universities in India.

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