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Former diplomat TCA Raghavan appointed as Director General of ICWA: Details, Profile
Former diplomat TCA Raghavan appointed as Director General of ICWA: Details, Profile, Role, About
Former diplomat Dr. TCA Raghavan was appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).
Dr. TCA Raghavan was appointed by the President of Governing Body 'ICWA' and Governing Council of ICWA headed by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Dr. TCA Raghavan is Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1982 batch. He had served as India’s High Commissioner to Islamabad (Pakistan) and Singapore. He has also served in Indian missions in London, Kuwait and Thimphu.
The post of Director General (DG) is equivalent to the rank of Secretary to Government of India.
About Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
ICWA was established in 1943 by the group of Indian intellectuals as a think tank. It was established as a non-official, non-political and non-profit organisation under Registration of Societies Act 1860.
ICWA was declared institution of national importance by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), 2001 enacted by Parliament.
ICWA is devoted exclusively to the study of international relations and foreign affairs.
Vice President of India is its ex-officio President. It had conducted historic international conferences like Asian Relations Conference in 1947 under leadership Sarojini Naidu and United Nations and New World Order in 1994
