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.
National Convention – Challenges to Indian Democracy: Nuclearisation, Militarisation, State Violence

National Convention – Challenges to Indian Democracy: Nuclearisation, Militarisation, State Violence

The 2-day National Convention will be held in New Delhi on 30th and 31st of August 2014. Concerned citizens and movements from all over the country will be invited to raise their voice for justice and peace. We are reaching out to democratic organisations and people's movements to come together and among other matters help work out a programme that will include opening and closing plenaries, parallel workshops and evening cultural activities and in this way make a public statement before the new government.