Indian Council of World Affairs

{{Short description|Think tank in New Delhi, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox organization

| formation = 1943

| type = Public Policy, Think Tank

| headquarters = Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

| board_of_directors = * Jagdeep Dhankhar, President of the Council, Vice President of India

• S. Jaishankar, Vice President of the Council, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
• Shashi Tharoor, Vice-President of the Council

| key_people = T. C. A. Raghavan (Director General){{cite web | url=https://icwa.in/dg.html | title=About Us-Dr. T C A Raghavan, Director General, ICWA | accessdate=May 12, 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://icwa.in/pdfs/DGICWAParticulars.pdf | title=Brief particulars of Dr. T C A Raghavan | publisher=ICWA | accessdate=May 12, 2019}}

| name = Indian Council of World Affairs

| website = {{URL|icwa.in}}

| location = New Delhi, India

| staff = 68

}}

The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) is a New Delhi based Indian think-tank. Established in 1943, it was India's first independent international affairs think tank.{{Cite journal|last=Bayly|first=Martin J.|date=2021|title=Lineages of Indian International Relations: The Indian Council on World Affairs, the League of Nations, and the Pedagogy of Internationalism|journal=The International History Review|volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=819–835|doi=10.1080/07075332.2021.1900891|s2cid=233595793|issn=0707-5332|doi-access=free}} It was founded in 1943 when several members of the Indian Institute of International Affairs (IIIA) decided to form a separate institute.{{Cite journal|last1=Thakur|first1=Vineet|last2=Smith|first2=Karen|date=2021|title=Introduction to the Special Issue: The multiple births of International Relations|journal=Review of International Studies|volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=571–579 |language=en|doi=10.1017/S0260210521000498|issn=0260-2105|doi-access=free|hdl=1887/3238879|hdl-access=free}} The ICWA affiliated itself with the Indian National Congress, whereas the IIIA supported the British Indian government.

By an Act of Parliament, it has been declared an institution of national importance in 2001. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio President of ICWA, while the Minister of External Affairs is its Vice-President. It is housed in Sapru House, the name being derived from Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, who was also the founder President of the Council.{{cite web|url=https://icwa.in/aboutus.html|title=About Us- History of the Council|website=ICWA }} ICWA is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact.[http://www.icwa.in/pdfs/uncertificate.pdf UN Academic Impact membership certificate -PDF]

ICWA has been called by media as one of India's influential think-tanks, but is seen only as an extension of the Ministry of External Affairs.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-s-most-influential-think-tanks/story-emb0db2lmqltL8pKeYuZiL.html|title=India's most influential think-tanks|date=16 August 2015|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=May 12, 2019}}