Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Central Government of India on July 31, 2020, announces the composition of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) for a period of three years from the date of publication. It specifies the members of the council according to the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001. The notification details the various categories of members and their respective representatives.
Key Points / Main Content:
Composition of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA):
* The ICWA shall consist of the following members as per Section 7(2) of the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001:
* **President:** The Hon'ble Vice President of India (ex-officio).
* **Three Vice-Presidents:** Nominated by the Council.
* The External Affairs Minister.
* Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of External Affairs.
* Shri Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.
* **Director General:** Nominated by the Council.
* Dr. T. C. A. Raghavan, Member-Secretary, Indian Foreign Service (Retd.).
* **Members of Parliament:** Nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (five members) and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (three members).
* Lok Sabha: Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Smt. Anupriya Patel, Ms. Agatha K. Sangma.
* Rajya Sabha: Shri Anand Sharma, Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
* **Seven Members Distinguished in International Affairs:** Nominated by the Council.
* Shri Sujan Chinoy, Ms. Preeti Saran, Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Shri Syed Ata Hasnain, Shri Shekhar Sinha, Shri Aniruddha Rajput, Dr. Raja Ram Panda.
* **Seven Members Representing Universities/Research Institutions:** Nominated by the Council.
* Prof. Jagadesh Kumar, Dr. Gurmeet Singh, Dr. Sudhir Jain, Dr. J. M. Vyas, Prof. Srikant Kondapalli, Dr. Makarand R Paranjape, Dr. Kavita Sharma.
* **Seven Members Media Personalities/Representatives of Organizations:** Selected by the Governing Body of the Council.
* Shri Ashok Malik, Shri Swapan Dasgupta, Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Shri Manish Baradia, Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Ms. Lalita Kumaramangalam.
* **Five Members Representatives of Business/Chambers of Commerce:** Nominated by the Governing Body of the Council.
* Shri C. Banerjee, Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Shri Dilip Chenoy, Shri Milind Kamble, Shri Harsh Sanghavi.
* **Three Members from the Ministry of External Affairs:** (ex-officio).
* Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Shri J. S. Mukul, Shri Raj Kumar Goyal.
* **Five Members Representing Central Government Ministries:** (ex-officio).
* Dr. Ajay Kumar, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Shri Anand Kumar, Shri Amit Khare, Shri Durga Shanker Mishra.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government exercises its power under the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001, to notify the composition of the ICWA.
* Action Required: Ensure the Council operates within the framework of the Act.
Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA):
* Impact: The notification determines the members who will govern and contribute to the ICWA's objectives for the next three years.
* Action Required: The newly composed Council to convene and carry out its functions as defined by the Act.
Nominated and Selected Members:
* Impact: Individuals nominated or selected gain membership to the ICWA, entitling them to participate in its governance and activities.
* Action Required: Fulfill their responsibilities as members of the Council, contributing to its objectives and participating in its activities.
Ministries and Organizations Represented:
* Impact: Ministries and organizations gain representation in the ICWA, allowing them to contribute to discussions and decisions related to international affairs.
* Action Required: Actively participate in the ICWA and provide relevant expertise and insights from their respective domains.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Council of World Affairs: An organization whose members are being listed as per the notification.
Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001: The act under which the notification regarding the council's members is being issued.
Honble Vice President of India: Ex-officio President of the Council.
NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India, represented by its Vice Chairman.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Indian Parliament, members of which are nominated to the council.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Indian Parliament, members of which are nominated to the council.
Ministry of External Affairs: Indian government ministry represented in the council, and the employer of some council members.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued and where some organizations are located.
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जिश्ि मामल क भारतीय पररषद ्
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ल ी, 31 जुलाई, 2020
फा.स.ं ICWA/Admn./551/IV/Council/2016.— जिश्व मामल क भारतीय पररषद ्अजधजनयम, 2001
(2001 का 29) क धारा 7 क उप –धारा (2) में प्रदत िजिय का प्रयोग करत े हुए केंद्र सरकार यह अजधसूजचत करती ह ै
दक इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन क जतजथ स ेतीन िषष क अिजध के जलए जिश्व मामल क भारतीय पररषद ्म ें जनम्नजलजखत
सदस्ट्य ह ग,े अथाषत:् —
(क) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप –धारा (२) के खण्ड (क) के तहत पररषद के अध्यक्ष (पदने )
भारत के माननीय उप राष्ट्रपजत
(ख) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप –धारा (२) के खण्ड (ख) के तहत पररषद द्वारा नाजमत तीन उपाध्यक्ष
(i) जिदेि मंत्री
3451 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(ii) अध्यक्ष, जिदेि मंत्रालय क संसदीय स्ट्थायी सजमजत
(iii) श्री राजीि कुमार
उपाध्यक्ष
जनजत आयोग
(ग) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप –धारा (२) के खण्ड (ग) के तहत पररषद द्वारा नाजमत महाजनदेिक:
डॉ. टी. सी. ए. राघिन, सदस्ट्य सजचि
पदेन
भारतीय जिदेि सेिा (सेिाजनर्वित)
(घ) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप –धारा (२) के खण्ड (घ) के तहत लोक सभा अध्यक्ष द्वारा नाजमत लोक सभा के
पांच सदस्ट्य: और राज्य सभा के सभापजत द्वारा नाजमत राज्य सभा के तीन सदस्ट्य:
(i) डॉ. हीना जिजयकुमार गाजित
सदस्ट्य, लोकसभा
(ii) डॉ. िीरेंद्र कुमार
सदस्ट्य, लोकसभा
(iii) श्री जामयांग िेररग नामग्याल
सदस्ट्य, लोकसभा
(iv) श्रीमती अनुजप्रया पटेल
सदस्ट्य, लोकसभा
(v) कुमारी अगाथा के. संगमा
सदस्ट्य, लोकसभा
(vi) श्री आनंद िमाष
सदस्ट्य, राज्यसभा
(vii) डॉ. जिनय पी. सहस्रबुद्ध े
सदस्ट्य, राज्यसभा
(viii) डॉ. अजभषेक मन ुससघिी
सदस्ट्य, राज्यसभा
(ड.) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (ड) के तहत पररषद द्वारा नाजमत राजनय, अंतराषष्ट्रीय मामल,े
अंतराष्ट्रष ीय कानून, बहुपक्षीय अथिा सयुंि राष्ट्र मामल,े सुरक्षा तथा जन:िस्त्रीकरण के क्षत्रे म ें जिजिष्ट सात सदस्ट्य:
(i) श्री सुजान जचनॉय - सेिाजनिृत्त आईएफएस (1981) जापान म ेंभूतपूिष भारतीय राजदतू
(ii) कुमारी प्रीजत सरन - सेिाजनिृत्त IFS (1982) और सदस्ट्य - एजिया पैजसदफक सीट - UN CESCR
(iii) डॉ. संजय बारू - भूतपूिष महासजचि, दफक्क
(iv) श्री सैयद अता हसनैन - सेिाजनिृत्त लेजटटनेंट जनरल, भारतीय सेना
(v) श्री िेखर जसन्हा - सेिाजनिृत्त नौसेना उपाध्यक्ष एडजमरल[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
(vi) श्री अजनरुद्ध राजपूत - सदस्ट्य, संयुि राष्ट्र अंतराष्ट्रष ीय कानून आयोग
(vii) डॉ. राजा राम पांडा - भूतपूि षिररष्ठ फेलो, रक्षा अध्ययन और जिश्लेषण संस्ट्थान
(च) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (च) के तहत पररषद ् के द्वारा नाजमत जिश्वजिधालय अथिा
उच्चतर जिक्षण अनुसंधान संस्ट्थान का प्रजतजनजधत्ि करने िाल ेसात सदस्ट्य (जजनमे से कम से कम दो कुलपजत होन े ह)ैं जो
इजतहास, अथषिास्त्र और अन्य जिज्ञान के म ेंजििेषज्ञ ह :
(i) प्रो. जगदीि कुमार - कुलपजत,
जिाहरलाल नेहरू जिश्वजिद्यालय
(ii) डॉ. गुरमीत ससह - कुलपजत,
पांजडचेरी जिश्वजिद्यालय
(iii) डॉ. सुधीर जैन - जनदेिक,
आई.आई.टी. गांधीनगर
(iv) डॉ. ज.े एम. व्यास - महाजनदेिक,
गुजरात फोरेंजसक जिज्ञान जिश्वजिद्यालय
(v) प्रो. श्रीकांत क डापल्ली - प्रोफेसर,
सेंटर फॉर ईस्ट्ट एजियन स्ट्टडीज, जिाहर लाल नेहरु जिश्वजिद्यालय
(vi) डॉ. मकरंद आर. परांजप े- जनदिे क,
भारतीय उन्नत अध्ययन संस्ट्थान, जिमला
(vii) डॉ. कजिता िमाष - भूतपूिष अध्यक्ष,
दजक्षण एजिया जिश्वजिद्यालय
(छ) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (छ) के तहत पररषद क िासी जनकाय द्वारा चयजनत सात
सदस्ट्य,जो मीजडया के गणमान्यव्यजि ह और पररषद के कायष तथा उद्देश्य में रूजच रखते ह :
(i) श्री अिोक मजलक – नीजत सलाहकार, जिदेि मंत्रालय और भारत के राष्ट्रपजत के पूिष प्रेस सजचि
(ii) श्री स्ट्िपन दासगुप्ता - प्रख्यात पत्रकार
(iii) श्री िजि िेखर िेम्पजत – मुख्य कायषकारी अजधकारी, प्रसार भारती
(iv) श्री मनीष बारजडया - संस्ट्थापक,
मूसिग जपक्सल
(v) डॉ. िैलिे नायक - जनदेिक,
राष्ट्रीय उन्नत अध्ययन संस्ट्थान
(vi) डॉ. सजचन चतुिेदी - महाजनदेिक,
जिकासिील देि क अनुसंधान एिं सूचना प्रणाली
vii) कुमारी लजलता कुमारमगं लम - भूतपूि ष अध्यक्ष,
राष्ट्रीय मजहला आयोग
(ज) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (ज) के तहत पररषद ् के िासी जनकाय द्वारा नाजमत पांच
सदस्ट्य, जो व्यापार अथिा चैम्बसष ऑफ कॉमसष के प्रजतजनजध ह :
(i) श्री सी. बेनजी, महाजनदेिक, भारतीय उद्योग पररसंघ
(ii) कुमारी देबजानी घोष - प्रथम मजहला अध्यक्ष, NASSCOM
(iii) श्री ददलीप जचनॉय - सदस्ट्य सजचि, FICCI
(iv) श्री जमसलद कांबल े- सस्ट्ं थापक अध्यक्ष, DICCI
(v) श्री हषष संघिी - हीरा उद्योग के नेता और 2 बार गुजरात के जिधायक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(झ) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (झ) के तहत जिदेि मंत्रालय के तीन सदस्ट्य, पदेन
(i) श्री हषष िधनष श्रृंगला ,
जिदेि सजचि
(ii) श्री जे.एस. मुकुल,
डीन, जिदेि सेिा संस्ट्थान
(iii) श्री राज कुमार गोयल,
अपर सजचि और जिजिय सलाहकार
(ण) इस अजधजनयम क धारा 7 क उप-धारा (2) के खण्ड (ञ) के तहत क्रमि: जिक्षा, संस्ट्कृजत, िहरी जिकास, जिज्ञान
एिं प्रोधोजगक तथा रक्षा का काय ष दखे रह े केन्द्र सरकार के मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्ि कर रह े केन्द्र सरकार द्वारा नाजमत
पांच सदस्ट्य:
(i) डॉ. अजय कुमार,
रक्षा सजचि, रक्षा मंत्रालय
(ii) प्रो. आिुतोष िमा,ष सजचि,
जिज्ञान एि ं प्रोधोजगक जिभाग,
जिज्ञान एि ं प्रोधोजगक मंत्रालय
(iii) श्री आनंद कुमार,
सजचि, संस्ट्कृजत मंत्रालय
(iv) श्री अजमत खरे, सजचि,
उच्चतर जिक्षा जिभाग,
मानि संसाधन जिकास मंत्रालय
(v) श्री दगु ा षिंकर जमश्रा, सजचि,
िहरी जिकास मंत्रालय
सौमेन बागची, उप महाजनदेिक
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./161/2020]
INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st, July, 2020
F. No. ICWA/Admn./551/IV/Council/2016.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 7 of the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001 (29 of 2001), the Central Government hereby notify that
the Indian Council of World Affairs shall consist of the following members for a period of three years from the date of
publication of this notification, namely :—
(a) President of the Council, ex-officio under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act :
Hon’ble Vice President of India
(b) Three Vice-Presidents nominated by the Council under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act :
(i) The External Affairs Minister
(ii) Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of External Affairs
(iii) Shri Rajiv Kumar[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
Vice Chairman
NITI Aayog
(c) Director General, nominated by the Council under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act :
Dr. T. C. A. Raghavan, Member-Secretary
Indian Foreign Service (Retd.) ex-officio
(d) Five members of the Lok Sabha nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ; and three members of the Rajya
Sabha nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act :
(i) Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit
Member , Lok Sabha
(ii) Dr. Virendra Kumar
Member, Lok Sabha
(iii) Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Member, Lok Sabha
(iv) Smt. Anupriya Patel
Member , Lok Sabha
(v) Ms. Agatha K. Sangma
Member , Lok Sabha
(vi) Shri Anand Sharma
Member, Rajya Sabha
(vii) Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe
Member, Rajya Sabha
(viii) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Member, Rajya Sabha
(e) seven members, distinguished in the field of diplomacy, international affairs, international law, multi-lateral or
United Nations affairs, security and disarmament; nominated by the Council under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of
section 7 of the Act :
(i) Shri Sujan Chinoy – Retd. IFS Fr Indian Ambassador to Japan
(ii) Ms. Preeti Saran – Retd. IFS & Member – Asia Pacific Seat – UN CESCR
(iii) Dr. Sanjaya Baru – Former SG, FICCI
(iv) Shri Syed Ata Hasnain – Retd. Lt. Gen., Indian Army
(v) Shri Shekhar Sinha – Retd. Navy Vice Admiral
(vi) Shri Aniruddha Rajput – Member, UN International Law Commission
(vii) Dr. Raja Ram Panda – Former Sr. Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses
(f) seven members, representing Universities or research institutions of higher learning (of which at least two have to
be the Vice-Chancellors) who are experts in the fields of history, economics and other sciences, nominated by the
Council under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act :
(i) Prof. Jagadesh Kumar – Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(ii) Dr. Gurmeet Singh – Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University
(iii) Dr. Sudhir Jain – Director, IIT Gandhinagar
(iv) Dr. J. M. Vyas – DG, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
(v) Prof. Srikant Kondapalli – Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU
(vi) Dr. Makarand R Paranjape – Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
(vii) Dr. Kavita Sharma – Former President, South Asia University
(g) Seven members who are either media personalities or representatives of organizations and interested in the work
and objectives of the Council ; selected by the Governing Body of the Council under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of
Section 7 of the Act :
(i) Shri Ashok Malik – Policy Advisor , Ministry of External Affairs and Former Press Secretary to President of
India
(ii) Shri Swapan Dasgupta – Eminent Journalist
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(iv) Shri Manish Baradia – Founder, Moving Pixel
(v) Dr. Shailesh Nayak – Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
(vi) Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi – DG, Research & Information System for Developing Countries
(vii) Ms. Lalita Kumaramangalam – fr Chairperson, National Commission for Women
(h) Five Members who are representatives of Business or Chambers of Commerce, nominated by the Governing Body
of the Council under clause (h) of sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Act :
(i) Shri C. Banerjee, Director General,
Confederation of Indian Industry
(ii) Ms. Debjani Ghosh –President, NASSCOM
(iii) Shri Dilip Chenoy– SG, FICCI
(iv) Shri Milind Kamble – Founder Chairman, DICCI
(v) Shri Harsh Sanghavi – Diamond Industry Leader & 2-time Gujarat MLA
(i) Three members from the Ministry of External Affairs, ex-officio under clause (i) of sub-section (2) of Section 7 of
the Act :
(i) Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla,
Foreign Secretary
(ii) Shri J. S. Mukul,
Dean, Foreign Service Institute
(iii) Shri Raj Kumar Goyal,
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
(j) Five members nominated by the Central Government to represent, respectively, the Ministries of the Central
Government dealing with Education, Culture, Urban Development, Science and Technology and Defence, ex-officio
under clause (j) of sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Act :
(i) Dr. Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary,
Ministry of Defence
(ii) Prof. Ashutosh Sharma,
Secretary, Dept. of Science and Technology,
Ministry of Science and Technology
(iii) Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary,
Ministry of Culture
(iv) Shri Amit Khare,
Secretary, Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development
(v) Shri Durga Shanker Mishra,
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty.161/2020]
SOUMEN BAGCHI, Dy. Dir. Genl.
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