Indian Council of World Affairs

Members of Governing Body

Sr. No.

Name & Designation

1

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
President of the Council
Hon’ble Vice President of India

2

Shri S. Jaishankar
Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs

3

Shri P. P. Chaudhary
Vice-President of the Council & Hon'ble Chairperson
Parliamentary Standing Committee of the
Ministry of External Affairs

4

Shri Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairman
NITI Aayog

5

Ambassador Vijay Thakur Singh
Director General
Indian Council of World Affairs

6

Ms. Preeti Saran
Chair, Finance Committee 

7

Dr. Sanjaya Baru
Chair, Programmes Committee

8

Dr. Gurmeet Singh
Chair, Research Committee

9

Shri Swapan Dasgupta
Eminent Journalist and MP, Rajya Sabha

10

Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Foreign Secretary
Ministry of External Affairs

11

Shri Raj Kumar Goyal
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
Ministry of External Affairs & FA, ICWA

12

Shri J.S. Mukul 
Dean (FSI)
Ministry of External Affairs

13

Dr. Ajay Kumar
Secretary
Ministry of Defence

14

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma
Secretary
Dept. of Science and Technology
Ministry of Science and Technology

15

Shri. Arun Goel
Secretary
Ministry of Culture