Italian Cultural Centre Halts Language Courses after MEA Directive, Weeks after Hosting Event with Historian Romila Thapar
19 August 2025 | The Economic Times
The Italian Cultural Centre (ICC) has suspended registrations and postponed its language courses after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued fresh directives on the functioning of cultural centres in India, a TOI report stated. In a notice to students, the centre said, "This is to inform you that registration for our language courses is temporarily suspended, and the start of the courses will be postponed to Sept. This change is due to new directives recently shared by the ministry of external affairs, govt of India, regarding the operations of cultural centres."
It added that the revised date would be shared soon and that the centre was "currently awaiting further updates to proceed in accordance with these guidelines."…