In pursuance of its mandate as enunciated in the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001, ICWA has entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with both international and national think tanks and academic institutions. ICWA engages in dialogue and other collaborative activities such as research and publications with its international MoU partners with the objective of enhancing mutual understanding of international affairs and building close bilateral ties. With its national partners, it collaborates in organizing seminars and bringing out publications with the objective of creating an informed discourse on Indian foreign policy, shaping India’s world view, and enhancing the understanding of international relations. ICWA at present has over hundred such MoU partnerships.