Indian Council of World Affairs

Sr. No.

Name

Designation

Purpose

90

88

86

84

82

80

79

Amb. Shahidul Haque

Former Foreign Secretary, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Special Lecture on “Bangladesh Foreign Policy”, 23 August 2022

78

77

76

75

74

73

Hon’ble Dr. Hasan Mahmud

Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh

Book Launch of “A Bangladesh War Commentary” authored by U.L. Baruah at ICWA on 7 September 2021

72

71

H.E Mr Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

Address followed by an informal interaction at ICWA on 15 January 2021

70

69

Rt. Hon Winston Peters

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affair, New Zealand

Lecture on 'The Indo-Pacific: From Principles to Partnership' at ICWA on 26 February 2020

68

Dr. Mohsen Bilal

Head of Higher Education Bureau of the ruling BAATH party, Syria

The Dynamics of Bilateral Engagements between India and Syria

67

H.E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande,

President-elect of the 74th Session of United Nations General Assembly

Talk on "Priorities for the 74th UN General Assembly", at ICWA on 2 September 2019.

66

Mr. Mohammad Umer Daudzai

Chief Executive of the Afghan High Peace Council

Talk on 'Current Developments in the Afghan Peace Process’, at ICWA on 17 May 2019.

65

H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara

Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia

Lecture on on "Multilateralism and its Role in Building and Sustaining Peace in Africa and Asia", at ICWA on 7 March, 2019.

64

H. E. Ambassador Monica K. Juma

DPhil, CBS, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Kenya

Lecture on "How Africa-India Relations Fit in a Shifting World Order", at ICWA on 5 March, 2019.

63

H.E. Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

President of the Republic of South Africa

Delivered First IBSA Gandhi-Mandela Memorial Freedom Lecture at New Delhi on 25 January 2019.

62

His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif

Honourable Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Interaction on the theme of ‘Iran’s Regional and Global Perspectives for 2019', at ICWA on 8 January, 2019.

61

Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nigeria & UNSG Special Envoy for Myanmar

Lecture on ‘Africa and Changing Global Geopolitics with Special Reference to Nigeria’, at ICWA on 17 December, 2018.

60

H.E. Jose Condugua Antonio Pacheco

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique

Lecture on "Prospects of Mozambique India Cooperation", at ICWA on 30 November, 2018.

59

H.E. Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga

Minister for Foreign Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania

Lecture on 'India-Africa Relation: The Tanzanian Perspective', at ICWA on 16 October, 2018.

58

H.E. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

former Prime Minister of Nepal & Chairman of Nepal Communist Party

Delivered 31st Sapru House Lecture on "Recent Developments in Nepal and Advancing India-Nepal Partnership for Shared Prosperity", at ICWA on 7 September, 2018

57

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates

Delivered 30th Sapru House Lecture on 'Regional Affairs', at ICWA on 26 June, 2018

56

H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

Delivered 29th Sapru House Lecture on 'Serbia in the region, Europe and the World', at ICWA on 3 May, 2018

55

H. E. Dr. Danilo Türk

Former President of the Republic of Slovenia

Delivered 28th Sapru House Lecture on "Water and Peace: a Challenge and an Opportunity in Asia", at ICWA on 20 February, 2018

54

H. E. Mr. Ayman Al Safadi

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Delivered 27th Sapru House Lecture on "The Middle East at Crossroads: The Challenges of Achieving Peace and Security", at ICWA on 28 December, 2017

53

H. E. Mrs. Maria Angela Holguin

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia

Delivered 26th Sapru House Lecture on "Colombia: a second opportunity on Earth", at ICWA on 7 November, 2017

52

H. E. Mr. Khemaies Jhinaoui

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia

Delivered 25th Sapru House Lecture on "New Tunisia: An Emerging Democracy in an Age of Challenges and Global Threats", at ICWA on 30 October, 2017

51

H.E. Dr. Michael Oren

Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Minister's Office, Israel

Talk on on 'Israel foreign Relations', at ICWA on 10 October, 2017

50

H.E. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah

Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Delivered 24th Sapru House Lecture on "Regional Peace-Building", at ICWA on 29 September, 2017

49

Hon. Patrick Pillay

Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles

Talk on “Cohabitation in Government - Importance of its Success”, at ICWA on 10 August, 2017

48

H.E. Dr. Negeri Lencho

Minister of Communication Affairs of Ethiopia

Lecture on “India-Ethiopia Relations – the journey so far and way forward”, at ICWA on 20 March 2017

47

H.E. Dr. Fayez Tarawneh

Chief of the Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Delivered 23rd Sapru House Lecture on "Global War on Terrorism and its Implications on Middle East Region and Beyond", at ICWA on 7 March 2017

46

H.E. Prof. George Katrougalos

Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece

Talk on "Europe in front of new challenges", at ICWA on 23 November 2016

45

H.E. Mr. Kim Won-Soo

Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

Talk on 29 August 2016

44

Mr. António Guterres

former Prime Minister of Portugal and former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Talk on 22 July 2016

43

H.E. Mrs. Claudia Ruiz-Massieu Salinas

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

Delivered 22nd Sapru House Lecture on "International Perspective of Mexico: Mexico-India Relations", at ICWA on 11 March 2016

42

Rt. Hon'ble Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli

Prime Minister, Government of Nepal

Delivered 21st Sapru House Lecture at ICWA on 22 Februray 2016

41

H.E. Dr. Milan Brglez

Speaker of the Parliament of Slovenia

Delivered Twentieth Sapru House Lecture on "Slovenia's Decade in the European Union - A Look Back and Opportunities for the Future", at ICWA on 26 November 2015

40

Ambassador Samantha Power

Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations

Delivered a Lecture on "Toward More Effective Peacekeeping in the 21st Century", at ICWA 20 November 2015

39

H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel

President of the Republic of Seychelles

Delivered Nineteenth Sapru House Lecture on "Maritime Security for the Blue Economy", at ICWA on 27 August 2015

38

Justice Antonio T. Carpio

Senior Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines

Delivered Eighteenth Sapru House Lecture on "The South China Sea Dispute", at ICWA on 6 August 2015

37

H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Delivered Fifteenth Sapru House Lecture on "Special Partnership for the Era of the Indo-Pacific", at ICWA on 17 January 2015

36

His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary General (UNSG)

Delivered Thirteenth Sapru House Lecture on "India and the United Nations in a Changing World”, at ICWA on 12 January 2015

35

H.E. Mr. Oldemiro Júlio Marques Balói

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mozambique

Delivered Twelfth Sapru House Lecture on “Perspectives on Mozambican Foreign Policy”, at ICWA on 28 November 2014

34

Ms. Lindiwe Sisulu

Minister of Housing of the Republic of South Africa

Delivered Keynote Address on Panel Discussion on “South Africa’s Africa Agenda: Changing Perspectives on Africa’s Development”, at ICWA on 3 November 2014

33

H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping

President of the People's Republic of China

Address on 18 September, 2014

32

H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe

President of the 68th Session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Delivered Tenth Sapru House Lecture on "Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals", at ICWA on 21 March 2014

31

H.E. Hon. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Republic of Fiji

Delivered Ninth Sapru House Lecture on "Developments in Fiji 2007 onwards", at ICWA on 11 February 2014

30

H.E. (Dr.) Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary

Delivered eighth Sapru House Lecture on "Hungary and Europe in a Changing World", 17 October 2013

29

H.E. Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal

former Prime Minister of Nepal

Delivered seventh Sapru House Lecture on "Recent Political Developments and upcoming Constituent Assembly Elections in Nepal", 26 July 2012

28

H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Delivered sixth Sapru House Lecture on "India-Vietnam Relations and Regional Issues", 12 July 2013

27

H.E. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla

Foreign Minister of Cuba

Delivered fifth Sapru House Lecture on "Cuba, CELAC and India" at ICWA on 27 May 2013

26

H.E. Mr. Li Keqiang

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Address on 21 May 2013

25

H.E. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'

former Prime Minister of Nepal

Delivered a lecture on "India-Nepal Relations: Vision for the next Decade", 29 April 2013

24

H.E. Mr. Alfredo Moreno

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile

Address on "Recent Developments in the Latin American and Caribbean Region", 8 August 2012

23

H.E. Dr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa

Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia

Address on "Indonesian View of the World", 27 July 2012

22

Mr. Olunsengun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria

Delivered a Lecture on 12 March 2012

21

H.E. Mr. Bilahari Kausikan

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Talk on 'A New Global Architecture' 27 March 2012

20

H.E. Mr. Rauff Hakeem

Minister of Justice of Sri Lanka and President of AALCO

Lecture on “Responsibility to Protect: Asian-African Perspectives”, 24 January 2012

19

H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin,

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Address on “Myanmar: A Country in Transition to Democracy” , 25 Janaury 2012

18

H.E. Mr. Yoshihiko Noda

Prime Minister of Japan

Address on “Strategic and Global Partnership Built on People-to-People ‘Kizuna’(Bonds of Friendship)”, 28th December 2011

17

Ms. Asta Skaisgiryte Liauškiene

Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

Lecture on "Lithuania: A hub in the Centre of Europe " To mark Twenty Years of Indo-Lithuanian Diplomatic Relations, 11 November 2011

16

H.E. Mr. Faisal Makdad

Vice Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic

An interaction on 2 August 2011

15

H.E. Mr. Hugo Martinez

Minister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of El-Salvador

Delivered a Lecture on 29 March 2011

14

H.E. Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna

President of The Dominican Republic

Address on 4 February 2011

13

H.E. Mr. Phongsavath Boupha

Minister, Hon’ble President Office, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lecture on “Contemporary State of Intra-ASEAN Dynamics and India’s Relations with ASEAN” 9 February 2011

12

H.E. Wen Jiabao

Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Address on 16 December 2010

11

H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Dasalegne

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

Lecture on "Ethiopia-India Relations", 1 December 2010

10

H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Lecture on "Armenia and her Neighborhood: Prospects for New Dynamics", 11 November 2010

9

H.E. Mr. Vladimir I. Semashko

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus

Lecture on The status and perspectives of Belarus-India Relations, 25 October 2010

8

H.E. Mr. Alexander Stubb

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Lecture on "Giants at Crossroads - Prospects for the India-European Union Strategic Partnership after the Treaty of Lisbon" , 3 May 2010

7

H.E. Mr. Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager

Chairman, Council for Arab and International Relations

Lecture on “The Gulf and the Arab after 9/11”, 19 April, 2010

6

H.E. Dr. Danilo Tuerk

President of the Republic of Slovenia

Lecture on ‘Peace, Stability & Prosperity of the Western Balkans’, 4 February, 2010

5

Hon. Kevin Rudd

MP and Prime Minister of Australia

Address on 12 November, 2009

4

H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame

President of the Republic of Rwanda

Lecture on “Imperatives of Nation Building in Africa: Security, Peace & Reconciliation” 19 January 2009

3

H.E. Mr. Yang Jiechi

Minister of Foreign Affairs, the People’s Republic of China

Speech on “China-India Strategic Partnership” 9 September 2008

2

Hon’ble Stephen Smith

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Lecture on ‘Australia and India in the Asia Pacific Century’, 11 September 2008

1

H.E. Mr. Hu Jintao

President of the People’s Republic of China

Keynote Address on 22 November 2006