law: The Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001
  7. Composition of the
  
  Council.-
  1.  
  
    On
  
  and from the 1st day of September, 2001 and until the appointment of date under
  
  sub-section (2), the Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
  a.   the Vice-President of
  
  India, who shall be President, ex officio;
  b.   the Prime Minister of
  
  India;
  c.   the speaker of the
  
  Lok Sabha;
  d.   the Leader of the
  
  House, Rajya Sabha;
  e.   the Leader of the
  
  Opposition, Lok Sabha;
  f.   the Leader of the
  
  Opposition, Rajya Sabha.
  1.  
  
  
  
  
  2.  
  
    On
  
  and from such date as may be appointed by the Central Government by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette which shall not be later than three months
  
  from the date of assent by the President of the Indian Council of World Affairs
  
  Bill, 2001, the Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
  a.   the Vice-President of
  
  India, who shall be the President, ex officio;
  b.   three Vice-Presidents
  
  as may be nominated by the Council;
  c.   a Director-General to
  
  be nominated by the Council;
  d.   five members of the
  
  Lok Sabha to be nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and three members of
  
  the Rajya Sabha to be nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha;
  e.   seven members, who
  
  are distinguished in the field of diplomacy, international affairs,
  
  international law, Multilateral or United Nations affairs, security and
  
  disarmament to be nominated by the Council;
  f.   seven members, who
  
  are representatives (of which at least two shall be the Vice-Chancellors) of
  
  Universities or research institutions of higher learning from amongst experts
  
  in the fields of history, economics and other social sciences to be nominate by
  
  the Council;
  g.   seven members, who
  
  are either media personalities or representatives of organisations such as
  
  India International Centre, Centre for Policy Research, Indian Council of
  
  Social Science Research, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, Indian
  
  Council of Cultural Relations, and interested in the work and objectives of the
  
  Council to be selected by the Governing Body of the Council;
  h.   five members who are
  
  representatives of Business or Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Indian
  
  Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Indian Industry, Associated
  
  Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, Federation of Indian Export Or
  
  anisations to be nominated by the Governing Body of the Council;
  i.   three members from
  
  the Ministry of External Affairs, ex officio [ Foreign Secretary, Financial
  
  Advisor, and Dean (Foreign Service Institute)], to be nominated by the
  
  Chairperson of the Governing Body;
  j.   five members to be
  
  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.
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  2.  
  
  
  3.  
  
    It
  
  is hereby declared that the office of the member of the Council shall not
  
  disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of either
  
  House of Parliament.
  4.  
  
    A
  
  person shall be disqualified for being nominated or selected as a member if he-
  
  
  
  
  a.   has been convicted
  
  and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the
  
  Central Government, involves moral turpitude; or
  b.   is an un-discharged
  
  insolvent; or
  c.   is of unsound mind
  
  and stands so declared by a competent court.