Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Full Form
ECOSOC (UN)	Economic and Social Commission
ECM	European Comman Market
ECLA (UN)	Economic Commission for Latin America
ECE (UN)	Economic Commission of Europe
ECAFE (UN)	Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
CITU	Centre of Indian Trade Union
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
CENTO	Central Treaty Organization
CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation
ASEAN	Association of South-East Asian Nations
AITUC	All India Trade Union Congress
AICC	All India Congress Committee
ADB	Asian Development Bank
EDC	European Defence Community
EEC	European Economic Community
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
GATT	General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
GNLF	Gorkha National Liberation Front
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA	International Air Transport Association
IBRD	International Bank of Reconstruction & Development
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
IDA	International Development Association
AGP	Assam Gana Parishad
AASU	All Assam Students'Union
GSP	Gana Sangram Parishad
IFC	International Finance Corporation
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
INTUC	Indian National Trade Union Congress
INTERPOL	International Police
ITU	International Tele-Communications Union
IRO	International Refugee Organization
KGB	Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bizo Pasnosti
LTTE	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
MISA	Maintenance of Internal Security Act
OECD	Organization for Economic Co-operation
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
POW	Prisoner of War
SALT	Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SEADO	South-East Asia Defence Organization
SEATO	South-East Asia Treaty Organization
TAB (UN)	Technical Assistance Board
TNV	Tripura National Volunteers
UNCAFE	United Nations Commission for Asia and East
TULF	Tamil United Liberation Front
UNCTAD	United Nation Conference on Trade & Devt.
WMO	World Meteorological Organization
WHO	World Health Organization
WFTU	World Federation of Trade Unions
UPU	Universal Postal Union
UNO	United Nations Organization
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Org.
UNICEF	United Nations Int. Children's Emergency Fund
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
SDI	Strategic Defence Initiative
CHOGM	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
USIS	United States Information Service
NAM	Non-aligned Movement
SAARC	South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
COFEPOSA	Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
BOP	Balance of Payment
FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
FECTT	Foreign Exchange Conservation Travel Tax
ANC	African National Congress
COMECON	Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CID	Criminal Investigation Department
HUDCO	Housing & Urban Development Corporation
PLO	Palestine Liberation Organization
PTI	Press Trust of India
RAW	Research & Analysis Wing
SWAPO	South-West African People's Organization
ESA	European Space Agency
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESMA	Essential Services Maintenance Act
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Devt.
IPA	Integrated Programme for Action
ITDC	India Tourism Development Corporation
ITO	International Trade Organisation
IYSH	International Year of Shelter for Homeless
LIC	Life Insurance Corporation
MRTPC	Monopolice and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Devt.
NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training
NDA	National Defence Academy
NEFA	North East Frontier Agency
NCC	National Cadet Corps
NNPT	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NREP	National Rural Employment Programme
OAPEC	Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PCS	Public Civil Service
PSC	Public Service Commission
PWD	Public Works Department
UNI	United News of India
UNDRO	United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
UNFPA	United Nations Fund for Population Activities
WFP	World Food Programme
ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Commission
NSNIS	Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports
ISI	Indian Standards Institute
UGC	University Grants Commission
DVC	Damodar Vally Corporation
MODVAT	Modified Value Added Tax
NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
NHPC	National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
IRDP	Integrated Rural Development Programme