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The
Indian Council of World Affairs was established in 1943
by a group of Indian intellectuals as a think tank.
It was registered as a non-official, non-political and
non-profit organisation under the Registration of Societies
Act 1860 and is devoted exclusively for the study of
international relations and foreign affairs. Since then
it has continued to effectively serve the purpose for
which it was established. Historic international conferences
like 'Asian Relations Conference' in 1947 under the
leadership of freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu and 'United
Nations and the New World Order' in 1994 have been held
by this think tank in which world renowned dignitaries
addressed huge gatherings of intellectuals. Scores of
conferences, meetings and panel discussions have been
organised by the Council in its elegant building called
"Sapru House".
The first Prime Minister of independent
India, late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of
India's foreign policy, was a regular visitor to Sapru
House to confer with noted scholars, intellectuals and
academics. |