Awwad elected FCC president, Prakash Nanda is secretary

Syrian-born senior foreign correspondent based in India, Waiel Awwad, has been elected the president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia while political commentator Prakash Nanda Editor is now the secretary.

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PM Narayanan of German TV has been elected as the treasurer for 2025-27. While Narayanan and Nanda have been re-elected for the second term, Awwad succeeded Venkat Narayan, associated with FCC for long.

A statement from the FCC on Sunday said the elections were preceded by the annual general body meeting. The following nine members were elected to the General Council — Mayank Bhardwaj (Reuters), Krishnan P Nayar (Emirates News Agency), Anoop Saxena (German TV), Devina Gupta (BBC), Eshani Mathur (Bloomberg), Rusalan Imaev (Russia Today), Sidhartha Srivastava (CAN), CK Nayak (Jan Aastha Abroad) and Amitav Srivastava (SABC).