Dear Seema, Thanks for sharing this information. Myself and Feroz are remembering you as I have joined the Global Peace March and travelling thru Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, to Labenon but crossing border by ship. This is all time reminding me of our Peace Mission during the last war with Israel by Hijbullah. Its interesting to travel thru such hard core Islamic countries. Feel sorry to miss such a n important conference. Hope to see you sometime. Vijaya.
On 3/16/12, Seema Mustafa <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > *CONFERENCE*** > > *India – Pakistan * > > *Civil Society Review of Strategic Relations** * > > *29 – 31 March 2012* > > *Convention Hall, India Islamic Cultural Center, 87 – 88, Lodhi Road, New > Delhi, India* > > * * > > Governments have placed India and Pakistan relations on a see-saw, swinging > to concerns other than the need for peace and stability in the region. > > Civil society attempts to keep relations on an even keel, have for the most > part, remained focused on peace building, with strategic issues left > largely to the governments of both countries to resolve. Given the > suspicions and distrust, forward movement on this has been at best > lethargic calling for a civil society review of progress made on important > issues determining relations between the two countries. > > As part of its larger program on India and Pakistan, the Centre for Policy > Analysis in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Foundation and Focus on > the Global South, is organizing a three day Conference from March 29-31, > 2012 in New Delhi to facilitate a civil society review of some major issues > such as Afghanistan, Kashmir, Terrorism, Nuclear, Water. We have left out a > special session on Economy, although the issue will definitely come up in > the discussions, for the purpose of this Conference as there is already a > vibrant and healthy dialogue going on between the business communities of > India and Pakistan. > > Strategic experts from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan will discuss the > strategic issues of concern over a period of two days, with active > participation from the floor. A political session addressed by key > political leaders from India will conclude the Conference on the third day.* > * > > The Conference will attempt to put together a consensus reflecting the > sense of the House on the issues of strategic importance and make specific > recommendations to governments of both India and Pakistan to ground > relations in an institutional and meaningful dialogue, with specific time > bound actions to move ahead. > > *Programme Schedule*** > > * * > > *Day 1: Thursday, 29 March 2012* > > *9:30 am* > > *Registration and Tea*** > > *10:00 – 11:00 am* > > *Opening Session* > > *Speakers:*** > > · *Mani Shankar Aiyar, *Former Minister and Congress Leader, India ** > > · *Aitzaz Ahsan, *Pakistani Lawmaker, Barrister and Senior Leader of > the Pakistan People’s Party** > > *Chair:** * > > · *S.P.Shukla*, Former Finance Secretary, > Trustee, CPA** > > * * > > *11:00 – 11:15 am* > > *Tea*** > > *11:15 am – 1:15 pm* > > > > > > > > * * > > *Strategic Ties: * > > *An Overview*** > > *Speakers:*** > > · *Talat Masood*, Retired General and Defence and Political Analyst, > Pakistan. > > · *Satish Nambiar*, Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Expert on UN > Peace keeping Operations, National Security, India. > > · *Najmuddin Shaikh, *Former Foreign Secretary, Pakistan > > · *Rajiv Sikri*, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, > India > > · *Ayesha Siddiqa*, Military Analyst and Commentator, Author, Pakistan > > *Chair: * > > · *Muchkund Dubey*, Former Foreign Secretary, India > > > > *1:15 – 2:00 pm * > > *Lunch*** > > *2:00 – 3:30 pm* > > *Water (Interactive Session)* > > *Speakers:* > > · *Ramaswamy R. Iyer*, Former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, > India ** > > · *Dr. Arshad Hameed Abbasi*, Water and Energy Expert, Pakistan** > > · *Salman Haider*,* *Former Foreign Secretary > > *Chair: * > > · *Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers*, Country Director, Heinrich Böll > Foundation, India * > > * > > *3:30 – 3:45 pm* > > *Tea*** > > *3:45 – 6:00 pm* > > *Afghanistan (Interactive Session) * > > *Speakers:* > > · *Rahimullah Yusufzai*, Senior Journalist and Analyst, Pakistan > > · *Maseeh Rehman*, Senior Journalist and Analyst, India > > · *Waliullah Rahmani*, Kabul Strategic Centre, Afghanistan > > *Chair:* > > · *Neera Chandhoke*, Professor, University of Delhi** > > * * > > > > > > *Day 2: Friday, 30 March 2012* > > *9:30 – 11:15 am* > > *Kashmir (Interactive Session)* > > * * > > *Speakers:* > > · *Siddiq Wahid*, Former Vice Chancellor, Islamic University, Jammu > and Kashmir > > · *Ejaz Haider*,* *Executive Director, Jinnah Institute > > · *Wajahat Habibullah*, Chairman, Minorities Commission, India > > · *Mirwaiz Umar Farooq*, Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference, > Jammu and Kashmir > > *Chair: * > > · *Seema Mustafa*, Journalist and Director, CPA > > *11:15 – 11:30 am* > > *Tea*** > > *11:30 am – 12:45 pm* > > *Terrorism **(Interactive Session)* > > * * > > *Speakers:* > > · *Najmuddin Shaikh, *Former Foreign Secretary, Pakistan > > · *E N Rammohan**, *Former Chief of the Border Security Force, India > > · *Pervez Hoodbhoy*, Professor of Nuclear and High-Energy Physics, > Analyst, Pakistan > > *Chair: * > > · *Deepak Nayyar*, Economist and Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi > University, Trustee CPA > > > > *12:45 – 1:30 pm* > > *Lunch*** > > *1:30 – 3:00 pm* > > *Nuclear (Interactive Session)* > > *Speakers:* > > · *AH Nayyar*, Physicist, Pakistan > > · *Satish Chandra*, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, India > > · *Pervez Hoodbhoy*, Professor of Nuclear and High-Energy Physics, > Pakistan > > *Chair: * > > · *Achin Vanaik*, Nuclear Expert and Author > > > > *3:00 – 3:15 pm* > > *Tea*** > > > > *3:15 – 5:30 pm* > > *Military and Others CBM’S > **(Interactive Session)* > > *Speakers:* > > · *Talat Masood*, Retired Army General, Pakistan > > · *Salman Haider*, Foreign Secretary, India > > · *Ayesha Siddiqa*, Author and Military Analyst, Pakistan > > · *Ejaz Haider*, Executive Director, Jinnah Institute > > *Chair: * > > · *Anuradha Chenoy*, Professor, JNU, Trustee, CPA > > > > > > *Day 3: Saturday, 31 March 2012* > > *10:00 – 12:00 Noon* > > *Political Session: The Way Forward* > > *Speakers:* > > · *Aitzaz Ahsan, *Pakistani Lawmaker, Barrister** > > · *Prakash Karat*, General Secretary, CPI (M)** > > · *Engineer Rashid*, MLA, Jammu and Kashmir** > > · *Ram Vilas Paswan*, President, Lok Janshakti Party** > > · *Shahid Siddiqui*, Samajwadi Party** > > * * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send 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/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > > -- Vijaya Chauhan. 84,Olympus,MM Chotani Marg,Mahim Mumbai 400016. +919820236267 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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