India Pakistan Conference – A Road map towards Peace
Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi
10th - 12th January, 2010
Dear Friends,
Greetings!
A number of organizations and eminent people in India have got together to organise an ‘India-Pakistan Conference: A Road Map towards Peace’ at the India International Center (IIC) from 10-12 January 2010.
Both India and Pakistan have, for the last 62 years, seen many ups and downs in bilateral relations and talk. But the current phase of composite dialogue was significant. Four rounds had been completed, and the 5th round was in progress. The last year’s attacks on Mumbai completely hijacked this scenario and brought the relationship between the two countries to breakdown point. This was further intensified by the war hysteria whipped up by the religious right wing in both the countries.
Ever since the Indian Government announced a pause on the dialogue following the 26/11 attacks, people in both countries who are desirous of peace, have been trying to convince their respective governments to make serious attempts to restart the dialogue. The dialogue is important because another war between the two countries has to be avoided at all costs. War can destroy the fragile economic and political stability in the South Asian region as a whole, with disastrous consequences for the common people. The dialogue is important because it helps us sort out our problems peacefully.
There is an urgent need for peace movements, democratic minded citizens, political parties and progressive sections of the governments of the two countries to come together to evolve an agenda and a road map for peace, and to build pressure on the governments of both countries.
Eminent speakers like Aitzaz Ahsan, Asma Jehangir, Ayesha Siddiqua, I.A. Rehman from Pakistan and Kuldip Nayar, Salman Haider, Admiral Ramdas, Mahesh Bhatt, Muchkund Dubey and various others have confirmed their participation in this conference.
Programme details are included below.
We hope that you will make it convenient to attend what is a very important event in the present scenario in the region.
Participants coming from outside Delhi should write to Sonila on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it confirming their participation and requisition for accommodation. We have made some modest accommodation arrangement on twin sharing basis. It will be available on first come first serve base. There is no registration fee.
Please note that Delhi will be cold in January.
Thank You.
Co-organisers of the initiative: ANHAD, Centre for Policy Analysis, COVA, Focus on the Global South- India, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Hind-Pak Dosti Manch, Peace Mumbai, SAHR, SANGAT, SAPA.
PROGRAMME DETAILS
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India Pakistan Conference – A Road map towards Peace Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi
10th - 12th January, 2010
India Pakistan Conference – A Road map towards Peace Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi
10th - 12th January, 2010
India Pakistan Conference – A Road map towards Peace Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi
10th - 12th January, 2010
Organisations : ANHAD, Centre for Policy Analysis, COVA, Hyderabad, Focus on the Global South, India, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Hind-Pak Dosti Manch, Peace Mumbai, Sangat, South Asian Peace Alliance, South Asians for Human Rights |
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