Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology here has signed an MoU on July 19 with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) to build skills in international affairs and foreign policy.

ICWA is the country’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 three years.

Speaking during the MoU signing event, Iyer said, “In today’s interconnected world, collaborative interventions in the areas of international affairs and promotion of synergies on multiple fronts is 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 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 on international affairs and Indian foreign policy; undertaking joint studies through mutually agreed modalities on issues of common interest.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the president of ICWA, announced this collaboration during his address at the 25th Convocation of IIT Guwahati.

ALSO READ: RK Joshi new chairman of Arunachal state electricity regulatory commission