Indian Council of World Affairs

Sr. No.

Name

Designation

Purpose

108

H.E. Dr. Constantinos Kombos

Foreign Minister, Republic of Cyprus

55^th Sapru House Lecture on “Cyprus and the World”, 30 October 2025

107

H.E. Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka 

Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, Civil Service & Public Enterprises, Republic of Fiji 

54^th Sapru House Lecture on ‘Ocean of Peace’, 26 August 2025  

106

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Boric Font

President of the Republic of Chile

53^rd Sapru House Lecture on “Chile and India: Side by Side on the Global South”, 2 April 2025

105

H.E. Mr. Ararat Mirzoyan

Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Armenia

52^nd Sapru House Lecture on “Armenia and India in a Changing World: Strengthening Ties, Security Futures”, 10 March 2025

104

H.E. Mr. Nurlan Yermekbayev

Secretary General, SCO

51^th Sapru House Lecture on “SCO and India: Strengthening Regional Synergies for Cooperation in Eurasia”, 6 February 2025

103

H.E. Mr. Jorge Rojas Rodriguez

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia

Talk on ‘Colombia’s Foreign Policy: Strategic Global Goals and Advancing Partnership with India’, 17 October 2024

102

Madame Delia Domingo Albert

Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Talk on “Women, Peace & Security in ASEAN”, 06 September 2024

101

The Honourable Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia

50^th Sapru House Lecture on “Towards a Rising Global South: Leveraging on Malaysia-India Ties”, 20 August 2024

100

H.E. Mr. Pham Minh Chinh

Prime Minister of Viet Nam

49^th Sapru House Lecture on “Enhancing Viet Nam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace, Cooperation and Development in the Indo-Pacific Region and the World”, 01 August 2024

99

H.E. Sihasak Phuangketkeow

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Thailand

Special Lecture on “How Can Thailand & India Be Strategic Partners”, 26 February 2024

98

Ambassador Dr. Farid Shafiyev

Chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), Baku

Interaction, 23 February 2024

97

Mr. W.T. BartoszewskI

Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Interaction, 23 February 2024

96

Prof. Emanuela Claudia Del Re

European Union Special Representative for the Sahel

Interaction, 22 February 2024

95

H.E. Mrs. Iryna Borovets 

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine

Interaction, 21 February 2024

94

H.E. Ambassador Kairat Sarybay

Secretary General, Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)

Interaction, 20 February 2024

93

Dr. Gladden Pappin

President, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Interaction, 19 February 2024

92

H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn

Secretary-General of ASEAN

48^th Sapru House Lecture on “ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the Evolving Regional Architecture”, 12 February 2024

91

H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis

President of 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

47^th Sapru House Lecture on “Multilateralism for Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability”, 24 January 2024

90

The Honourable Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia

Visited Indian Council of World Affairs, 6 November 2023

89

H.E. Ambassador Karla Samayoa Recari

Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala

46^th Sapru House Lecture on “Empowerment of Women in Guatemala: An Approach to Equality and Development”, 3 November 2023

88

H.E. Raquel Pena

Vice President, The Dominican Republic

45^th Sapru House Lecture on “The Dominican Republic and India: Natural Partners”, 4 October 2023

87

H.E. Bujar Osmani 

Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of North Macedonia and Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE

44^th Sapru House Lecture on “Policy of North Macedonia and Presidency of OSCE”, 31 August 2023

86

H.E. Abdulla Shahid

Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Maldives

43rd Sapru House Lecture on “The Power of Small- The Maldives Story”, 11 July 2023

85

H.E. Enrique A. Manalo

Secretary of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Philippines

42^nd Sapru House Lecture on “Shared Values and Common Outlook: The Journey of Philippines-India Cooperation”, 28 June 2023

84

Ms Emine Dzhaparova

First Deputy Foreign Minister, Ukraine

Talk on “Russia’s War in Ukraine: Why the World Should Care”, 11 April 2023

83

H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida

Prime Minister of Japan

41st Sapru House Lecture on “The Future of the Indo-Pacific – Japan’s New Plan for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” – “Together with India, as an Indispensable Partner”, 20 March 2023

82

H.E. Mr. Csaba Korosi

President, 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA)

40^th Sapru House Lecture on “Solutions through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science at the UN”, 30 January 2023

81

H.E. Salman Al Farisi

Secretary General, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

39th Sapru House Lecture on "25 Years of IORA: Working towards a Prosperous, Sustainable and Peaceful Indian Ocean Region", 30 September 2022

80

Amb. Shahidul Haque

Former Foreign Secretary, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

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

79

Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

Secretary of State Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom

First India-UK Strategic Future Forum (IUSFF), 31 March 2022

78

H.E. Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue

President, National Assembly of Viet Nam

Celebration of 5th Anniversary of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 2016-2021 and Announcement of Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between India and Vietnam 1972-2022 at ICWA on 17 December 2021

77

H.E. Mr K.M. Khalid

Honourable State Minister of Culture, Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh

Maitri Diwas: 50th Anniversary of India – Bangladesh Diplomatic Relations at ICWA on 6 December 2021

76

Amb. Vladimir Norov

Secretary General, Shanghai Coorperation Organisation, Beijing

Conference on “SCO & India: The Trajectory Ahead”, 29 October 2021

75

H.E. Mr. Nikola Selaković

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

India-Serbia Relations: State of Play and Future Potential at ICWA on 20 September 2021

74

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

73

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives and President-Elect of 76^th UN General Assembly

38^th Sapru House Lecture ‘Presidency of Hope – 76^th UNGA: Covid Pandemic and the Need for Reformed Multilateralism’ on 23 July 2021

72

H.E Mr Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

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

71

H.E. Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

Former President of Iceland and Chairman off Arctic Circle 

36th Sapru House Lecture cum Special Address at ICWA on 4 March 2020

70

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

69

Dr. Mohsen Bilal

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

The Dynamics of Bilateral Engagements between India and Syria

68

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.

67

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.

66

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.

65

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.

64

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.

63

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.

62

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.

61

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.

60

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.

59

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

58

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

57

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

56

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

55

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

54

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

53

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

52

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

51

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

50

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

49

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

48

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

47

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

46

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

45

Mr. António Guterres

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

Talk on 22 July 2016

44

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

43

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

Prime Minister, Government of Nepal

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

42

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

41

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

40

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

39

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

38

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

37

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

36

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

35

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

34

H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping

President of the People's Republic of China

Address on 18 September, 2014

33

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

32

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

31

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

30

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

29

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

28

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

27

H.E. Mr. Li Keqiang

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

Address on 21 May 2013

26

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

25

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

24

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

23

Mr. Olunsengun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria

Delivered a Lecture on 12 March 2012

22

H.E. Mr. Bilahari Kausikan

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Talk on 'A New Global Architecture' 27 March 2012

21

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

20

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

19

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

18

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

17

H.E. Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister of Japan

Address on “Two Democracies Meet at Sea: For a Better and Safer Asia” & Seminar on “Japan-India Strategic Dialogue-Toward Expanding Partnership in the 21st Century, 20 September 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