From: Centre for Policy Analysis <[email protected]> Date: 2009/12/16
*Dear Friends,* * * *Greetings! * *A number of organizations in India have got together with eminent persons to organize 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 Sherry Rehman, Asma Jehangir, Najam Sethi, Ayesha Siddiqua, I.A. Rehman from Pakistan and Kuldip Nayar, Salman Haider, Admiral Ramdas, Mahesh Bhatt, Aijaz Ahmed, Muchkund Dubey and others have confirmed their participation in this Conference. We are also inviting leaders from Jammu and Kashmir and Balochistan.* * * *We would be sending out the programme schedule soon.* * * *We hope that you will make it convenient to attend what is a very important event in the present scenario in the region. * * * * * *Centre for Policy Research* *SANGAT* *Focus on the Global South,India* *ANHAD* *COVA* *SAHR* *HBF * * * *Centre for Policy Analysis* *E-1 Green Park Extension* *New Delhi-110016* *Phone: 011-26525916* -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
