Pakistan - India: Go for un-interruptible dialogue - Citizen’s resolution for peace

Resolution for peaceful relations between India and Pakistan

Make dialogue un-interrupted and un-interruptible

In the 70 years since Independence and Partition, the people of India and Pakistan have seen too many conflicts and the loss of too many valuable lives. Enough of the distrust and tensions. Those who suffer particularly are ordinary people denied visas and those in the conflict zones, especially women and children as well as fishermen who get routinely rounded up and arrested for violating the maritime boundary.

We condemn all forms of violence regardless of its objectives.

Deeply concerned at the current rise in animosity and antagonism between India and Pakistan, we urge both governments and their security establishments to take all steps possible towards improving relations.

We note that whenever it seems that relations might improve, some form of disruption takes place ranging from jingoistic statements to militant attacks. The traditional response to such disruptions only strengthens those who want continued tensions between our two countries.

We move this Resolution towards a peaceful subcontinent and make the following demands to the governments of India and Pakistan, urging them to:

1. Develop an institutionalised framework to ensure that continuous and uninterrupted talks between India and Pakistan take place regularly no matter what. Make dialogue un-interrupted and un-interruptible.
2. Ensure that political leaders, diplomats and civil servants from both countries conduct talks on the side-lines of all international and multilateral forums.
3. Recognise that the Kashmir dispute above all concerns the lives and aspirations of the Kashmiri people, and work to resolve it through uninterrupted dialogue between all concerned parties.
4. Implement the 2003 ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.
5. Renounce all forms of proxy wars, state-sponsored terrorism, state terrorism, cross-border terrorism, and subversive activities against each other including through non-state actors or support of separatist movements in each other’s state.
6. Support and encourage all forms of people to people contact, and remove visa restrictions and discrimination faced by citizens of both countries. This must be further taken forward to allow visa-free travel between India and Pakistan.
7. Increase trade and economic linkages between India and Pakistan.

Further, we urge media houses on either side to behave responsibly and stop broadcasting hate speech and creating public hysteria aimed at the other country and/or non-mainstream communities.

Endorsed:

Name, Designation

1. A. H. Nayyar, physicist, educationist, Lahore
2. Aakash Chandran, Assistant Editor, Lighthouse Project
3. Aasha Mehreen Amin, Deputy Editor, Editorial and Op-Ed, The Daily Star, Bangladesh
4. Aastha Dua, lawyer, New Delhi
5. Abha Bhaiya, activist, Himachal Pradesh
6. Abhay Ramchand Shaha, Baramati, Maharashtra-Architect and National Secretary, Servas International Peace Organisation
7. Abhishek Thakore, Co-founder, The Blue Ribbon Movement, Mumbai, and South Asian Youth Conference Series
8. Achal Arora, insurance professional, Meeru
9. Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
10. Admiral L. Ramdas, former Chief of Naval Staff and Magsaysay Awardee for Peace, India
11. Afia Salam, freelance journalist, Karachi
12. Afrasiab Khattak, ex-Senator, Islamabad
13. Akshat Singhal, Co-founder, The Blue Ribbon Movement, Mumbai
14. Alefia T. Hussain, journalist, The News on Sunday, Lahore
15. Aliya Harir, student at National Defence University, Islamabad
16. Alka Subramanian, San Diego
17. Aman Alam, software engineer, Bangalore
18. Amardeep Singh, author, Singapore
19. Amarpali Singh, poet, Chandigarh
20. Ameya Kilara, Leadership Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
21. Ammu Joseph, independent journalist and author, Bangalore, India
22. Anand Chakravarti, academician, Delhi
23. Anam Zakaria, author, development professional and educationist
24. Anis Haroon, activist
25. Anish Mishra, independent analyst and researcher on South Asia, Singapore
26. Anita Dixit, social researcher, Kolkata
27. Anita Katyal, journalist
28. Anju Khemani, disability consultant, Hyderabad, India
29. Anton Babu, entrepreneur, Trivandrum
30. Anuradha Bhasin, Co-chair, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy
31. Arfa Khanum Sherwani, broadcast journalist, New Delhi
32. Aruna Roy, social activist, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan
33. Arundhati Dhuru, social activist, National Alliance of People’s Movements, India
34. Asad Sayeed, economist, Karachi
35. Asha Hans, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy
36. Ashok Chowdhury, All-India Union of Forest Working People, Delhi
37. Asiya Shervani, diversity and inclusion consultant, Hyderabad, India
38. Asma Jahangir, Chairperson Emeritus, HRCP & Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan
39. Asma Shirazi, senior anchor/editor current affairs, Aaj News
40. Atia Anwar Zoon, Assistant Professor, Federal Urdu University, Islamabad
41. Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History/Director, Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University
42. Ayesha Siddiqa, research associate SOAS, University of London
43. Baela Raza Jamil, Founder and CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi, Pakistan
44. Barnali Ray Shukla, filmmaker, Mumbai
45. Beena Sarwar, journalist, teacher, editor Aman ki Asha
46. Bina Sarkar Ellias, poet, editor and publisher, International Gallerie, Mumbai
47. Bushra Gohar, activist, Peshawar
48. Chaudhry Latif Akbar, President Peoples Party, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
49. Chintan Girish Modi, peace educator, writer and researcher, Mumbai
50. Darryl D’Monte, environmentalist journalist, Mumbai
51. Deepak Kathuria, Association of Peoples of Asia
52. Deepak Nahar, Past National President, JCI India
53. Deepesh C, Assistant Professor, Chennai
54. Devang Shah, international law and diplomacy student
55. Devika Mittal, research student and convener (India) Aaghaz-e-Dosti
56. Diep Saeeda, peace activist, Lahore
57. Dilrukshi Handunnetti, journalist and lawyer, Sri Lanka
58. Dunu Roy, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University
59. Ellia Khan, Officiating Director, PeaceNiche | T2F, Karachi
60. Elsa D’Silva, Founder and CEO, Red Dot Foundation, Mumbai
61. Ershad Mahmud, Executive Director, Center for Peace, Development and Reforms, Rawalakot
62. Ezabir Ali, women’s rights activist, Srinagar
63. Farooq Shah, Managing Editor, Kashmir Observer
64. Farida Batool, Head of Visual Arts National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore
65. Fauzia Shahid, content editor PTV, Islamabad
66. Farida Nekzad, journalist, Kabul Afghanistan, South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) president
67. Furhan Hussain, researcher and trainer, Islamabad
68. Gauhar Raza, poet, filmmaker, Delhi
69. Geetha Durairajan, Professor, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India
70. Tej Kaul, Executive President of India Pakistan Soldiers Initiative for Peace (IPSI)
71. Hameed-ul-Mehdi, Team Leader, Community Development and Entrepreneurship Foundation, Quetta
72. Harsh Desai, Campus Head, Thadomal Shahani Centre for Media and Communication, Mumbai
73. Harsh Kapoor, South Asia Citizen’s Web (net)
74. Harsh Mander, writer, activist, Delhi
75. Harsh Narayan, filmmaker and activist, Delhi
76. Hilda Saeed, activist, member, Women’s Action Forum and Shirkat Gah
77. Ilma Iqbal, law student and team member, Aaghaz-e-Dosti
78. Imran Aziz, businessman, Rawalpindi
79. Imran Zahid, actor, Delhi
80. Imtiaz Ali, Deputy Speaker, Provincial Youth Assembly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
81. Inder Salim, artist, New Delhi
82. Indra Munshi, sociologist, Mumbai
83. Irfan Aslam, journalist
84. Ishaan Jajodia, Founder, The Mumbai Art Collective & Student, Dartmouth College
85. Jamuna Rangachari, writer and website in-charge, Life Positive magazine
86. Jatin Desai, journalist, Mumbai
87. Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, writer and musician, Bangalore
88. Jayshree Murali, educator, VIDYA India, Mumbai
89. Jayshree Shukla, concerned citizen, Delhi
90. Jerusha D’sa, educational freelancer, Mumbai
91. John Dayal, writer and activist, New Delhi
92. Jyoti Malhotra, journalist
93. N. Panikkar, historian, Trivandrum
94. Satchidanandan, writer, Kerala
95. Air Vice Marshal (retd) Kapil Kak, analyst, commentator on strategic and security issues
96. Kalpana Sharma, independent journalist, Mumbai
97. Kami Kidwai, management consultant, London
98. Kamla Bhasin, social activist, India
99. Karamat Ali, Executive Director PILER, Secretary National Labour Council and Founding member PIPFPD, Karachi
100. Kavita Krishnan, Secretary, All India Progressive Women’s Association
101. Kavita Srivastava, human rights worker, People’s Union for Civil Liberties
102. Kedar Maddula, Wunderhaus Artists’ Getaway & Homestay, Pondicherry
103. Kejal Savla, Program Lead at Community Connect Fellowship, The Blue Ribbon Movement, India
104. Kenneth Joe Cleetus, Program Officer, Regional Centre of Expertise, Trivandrum
105. Keshav Sharma, B.S. PPE Candidate, Northeastern University
106. Khushal Khan, activist, Islamabad
107. Kirthi Jayakumar, Founder, Red Elephant Foundation, Chennai
108. Kishwar Naheed, poet, Islamabad
109. Konchadi Vasanth Pai, retd company executive, Bengaluru
110. Kuldeep Kumar, columnist and commentator, Delhi
111. Lalita Ramdas, peace activist, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, Alibag
112. Leena Dabiru, legal and development consultant, Delhi
113. Madhulika Narasimhan, research and communications professional and core member Aaghaz-e-Dosti
114. Mahesh Bhatt, film producer, India
115. Mani Shankar Aiyar, peace activist, writer, former parliamentarian, Delhi
116. Mannika Chopra, journalist
117. Mansi Sharma, activist, Delhi
118. Maria Patel, advertising and media professional, Pakistan
119. Marvi Sirmed, journalist, Daily Times
120. Maroof Syed, Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
121. Maya Mirchandani, journalist, India
122. Mazher Hussain, Executive Director, COVA, India
123. Meenakshi Chhabra, peace educator, Lesley University
124. Meenakshi Chakraverti, writer, San Diego
125. Mehmal Sarfraz, journalist, Lahore
126. Melanie P. Kumar, independent writer, Bangalore
127. Afroj, research scholar, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
128. Mohammad Jibran Nasir, Never Forget Pakistan, lawyer
129. Mohammad Shoaib, Aariz Media
130. Mohammad Tahseen, ED, South Asia Partnership Pakistan & Convenor, Pakistan Civil Society Forum
131. Mohammad Zakiuddin Mahdi, research scholar, Uttarakhand Technical University
132. Mona Kazim Shah, founder, Project Pakistan, journalist and human rights activist, Dallas
133. Mukesh Arora, financial consultant, Meerut
134. Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander, Coordinator, Swarajpeeth Trust (Kashmir Chapter) & Founding Trustee, Inspire Me Foundation
135. Najiba Ayubi, journalist, Killid Group, Afghanistan
136. Nasim Zehra, journalist, teacher, TV anchor, Islamabad
137. Nasima Karim, Co-founder and Focal Point Central Asia at Here We Are, Kyrgyz Republic
138. Nandita Narain, associate professor in Mathematics, St Stephen’s College Delhi University
139. Neena Gopal, Resident Editor, Deccan Chronicle, Bangalore
140. Nidhi Razdan, journalist, India
141. Niharika Awasthi, development communication professional, BBC Media Action, Delhi
142. Nivedita, TV journalist, India
143. Nirupama Subramanian, journalist
144. Noorjehan Bilgrami, artist, Karachi
145. Omang Agarwal, Asia Coordinator, Commonwealth youth Peace Ambassadors network, Delhi
146. Ovais Sultan Khan, social activist, Delhi
147. Pamela Philipose, Public Editor, The Wire, New Delhi
148. Parag Shah, Communications Coordinator, Asia Plateau, Panchgani
149. Pawan Bali, journalist and filmmaker
150. Dr Pervez Hoodhboy, physicist and teacher, Islamabad
151. Pervez Majeed, journalist, Srinagar, Kashmir
152. Pervin Sanghvi, development communications consultant, Mumbai
153. Praveen Singh, convenor for Milne Do and Students Right to Accommodation, Delhi
154. Prem Shankar Jha, journalist, columnist, India
155. Qurat-ul Ain, Lee Kuan Yew Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
156. Rabeea Arif, Head of Graphic Design, University of Karachi
157. Raheel Khursheed, Head of News Partnerships, South Asia & South East Asia at Twitter
158. Raheem ul Haq, Senior Research Fellow at Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Forman Christian College
159. Rahul Reddy, student, geopolitical analyst, technologist, humanist
160. Ram Mohan Rai, advocate and peace activist
161. Ram Puniyani, Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai
162. Rahul Roy, filmmaker, Gurgaon
163. Raminder Jit Singh, Founder and Director ‘THE – SARA’, Jammu
164. Rashida Dohad, Executive Director, Omar Asghar Khan Foundation, Islamabad
165. Ravi Kiran Jain, President PUCL, India
166. Ravi Nitesh, peace activist, Founder, Aaghaz-e-Dosti
167. Raza Khan, peace activist, Lahore
168. Raza Habib Raja, PhD student, Syracuse University, USA
169. Raza Rumi, Editor Daily Times, Cornell University faculty
170. Raza Syed, journalist, Awaaz multimedia Group
171. Reema Amin, educationist and peacenik, Lahore
172. Rita Manchanda, writer, activist, Delhi
173. Ruchhita Kazaria, advertiser, Kolkata
174. Rumana Husain, artist, Karachi
175. Saba Dewan, independent documentary filmmaker, Gurgaon
176. Saeed Ahmed Rid, Assistant Professor, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
177. Safia Bokhari, peace activist, Lahore
178. Sahar Alamgir, student and development professional, Islamabad/London
179. Dr Saima Firdoos, physician, Rawalpindi/Boston, former board member APPNE
180. Sajid Iqbal, research scholar, COMSATS University, Abbottabad
181. Saleem Asmi, journalist, former editor Dawn, Pakistan
182. Salima Hashmi, artist, educator, Lahore
183. Salman Anees Soz, activist, development economist
184. Salonie Dua, student, University of Delhi
185. Samiksha Raorane, Manager, Global Foundation, Mumbai
186. Samir Gupta, IT professional
187. Sandeep Pandey, teacher and social activist, Socialist Party, India
188. Sanjay Kapoor, Editor, Hardnews Magazine
189. Saroj Nagi, freelance journalist, New Dellhi
190. Saroj Razdan, journalist, India
191. Satyapaul, Secretary General, South Asian Fraternity
192. Saumya Aggarwal, Co-founder, Youth for Peace International, Delhi
193. Seema Mustafa, journalist, Delhi
194. Sehba Farooqui, Democratic Human Rights Network, Delhi
195. Sehba Sarwar, independent writer/Artistic Director, Voices Breaking Boundaries
196. Sehyr Mirza, independent journalist, Lahore
197. Sevanti Ninan, journalist, New Delhi
198. Shabnam Hashmi, social activist, Delhi
199. Shastri Ramachandaran, independent journalist and international publications consultant, India
200. Sheema Kermani, activist, Director Tehrik-e-Niswan
201. Sheharyar Rizwan, journalist, Lahore
202. Shehnaz Ismail, Professor Emeritus, Indus Valley School of Art and Design, Karachi
203. Shiraz Hassan, journalist, Islamabad
204. Shivam Vij, journalist, Delhi
205. Shrenik Mutha, independent activist and poet, Pune
206. Shruti Arora (Achesh), theater educator
207. Shruti Ganapatye, The Asian Age, Mumbai
208. Shujaat Bukhari, Editor-in-Chief, Rising Kashmir
209. Shuma Raha, journalist, India
210. Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor, TheWire.in
211. Sini Nair, Educator, Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
212. Sristhi Chauhan, Fellow, Teach for India, Delhi
213. Sudha Ramachandran, independent researcher and journalist, Bangalore
214. Sunit Arora, journalist, India
215. Swarna Rajagopalan, independent scholar and Managing Trustee, Prajnya, Chennai
216. Swati Bhattacharjee, journalist, Kolkata
217. Syed Ghazanfar Abbas, Correspondent, India Tomorrow News
218. Syeda Afshana, columnist and media teacher, Srinagar
219. Taimur Rahman, Assistant Professor LUMS
220. Tapan Kumar Bose, Secretary General, South Asia Forum for Human Rights
221. Talat Rahim, writer, Karachi
222. Tanzeela Mazhar, journalist, Pakistan
223. Tayyaba Hasan, Professor, Harvard Medical School
224. Tulika Bathija, educator, Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai
225. Uma Chakravarti, academician, Delhi
226. Uma Sudhir, Resident Editor, NDTV
227. Umair Vahidy, Dil Say Pakistan
228. Umber Khairi, Producer, BBC
229. Umer Abdur Rehman Janjua, columnist and author, Islamabad
230. Umer Farooq, student, Lahore
231. Urvashi Butalia, Director, Zubaan Publishers Pvt Ltd
232. Vaibhav Arora, marketing professional, Delhi
233. Vaishali Jethava, Program Coordinator, The Blue Ribbon Movement, India
234. Vani Rijhwani, environment research student, Delhi
235. Vasanth Kannabiran, writer and activist, Hyderabad, India
236. Veejay Sai, writer, culture critic, Delhi
237. Vijay Deshpande Satara, Maharashtra State Freedom Fighters Successors Organisation and Indo-Pak Friendship Forum, Satara District
238. Vinay Nagaraju, Edward S. Mason Fellow and MPA Candidate 2017, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
239. Vinayak Rajasekhar, Editor-in-Chief, paxpolitica.com
240. Vipul Shaha, educator, Krishnamurti Foundation of India, Pune
241. Waqas Halim, Director, Center for Technology in Education, Information Technology University, Lahore
242. Yasmeen Kazi, Professor of Paediatrics, Karachi
243. Yogesh Mathuria, peace warrior, World School of Happiness, Pune
244. Zalla Khattak, freelance consultant, Islamabad
245. Zar Ali Khan Afridi, Chairman FATA Commission of Human Rights
246. Zakia Sarwar, teacher trainer, Founder Member, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers
247. Zohaib Karim, Co-founder and Lead Strategist at MentHub, Karachi

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