CNDP welcomes revocation of the in Tripura

CNDP welcomes revocation of the in Tripura

We, on behalf of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace(CNDP), heartily welcome the Tripura government’s decision to lift the notorious Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) which has been used for providing impunity for the armed forces in the Jammu & Kashmir and the North-Eastern states. The brutally violent instances of murder and rape of innocent civilians in these regions of India since the 1950s remain a blot over the self-proclaimed world’s largest democracy. The continued existence of the AFSPA has only fuelled more violence and militarism.

CNDP mourns the sad demise of Perin Chandra

The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) sincerely condoles the sad demise of Perin Chandra (Oct. 2 1918 – Jan. 7, 2014), a founding member of CNDP. She passed away this week after an active and eventful life as a communist and peace activist, loved and admired by all.
Challenges to Indian Democracy: Nuclearisation, Militarisation and State Violence

Challenges to Indian Democracy: Nuclearisation, Militarisation and State Violence

Prominent activists, journalists and intellectuals like P.Sainath, Medha Patkar, Admiral Ramdas, Praful Bidwai, Jean Dreze, S.P. Udayakumar and other concerned citizens and movements from all over the country converged in New Delhi to raise their voice for justice and peace, and discuss the ways ahead to confront the intensifying assaults on the basic tenets of India's hard-fought democracy. The convention focused on nuclearisation, militarisation and state violence which are the most immediate and dangerous challenges to Indian democracy.