IIT- Guwahati signs MoU with Indian Council of World Affairs

 GUWAHATI: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 19 with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) to build capacity/skills in international affairs and foreign policy. As an outcome of Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar's visit to IIT Guwahati earlier this month, the Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), India's premier and oldest think tank on foreign policy and international affairs. The MoU was signed between Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, and Ambassador Vijay Thakur Singh, Director-General, ICWA, on July 19, with an objective to work together in pursuit of their goal of expanding awareness and knowledge on international affairs and Indian foreign policy. The agreement will be valid for a period of three years.

Speaking during the MoU signing event, Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, "In today's interconnected world, collaborative interventions in the areas of international affairs and promotion of synergies on multiple fronts are the need of the hour. IIT Guwahati's collaboration with ICWA will be a major step towards the combined efforts to address the challenges and opportunities in the global arena and the shared vision of One Earth, One Family, One Future." The expected outcomes of the collaboration will include the intellectual development of stakeholders in universities, academic institutions, industries, and other partners located in Assam in terms of awareness of international affairs and Indian foreign policy.

Undertaking joint studies through mutually agreed-upon modalities on issues of common interest. The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the President of the Indian Council of World Affairs, announced this collaboration during his address at the 25th Convocation of IIT Guwahati., stated a press release.

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