At a time when the global community looks to Southasia* to navigate complex geopolitical waters, a glaring question remains unaddressed: why is direct communication between New Delhi and Islamabad at a standstill?
If Pakistan is expected to play a role as a peacemaker between the US and Iran, and if world leaders expect Narendra Modi to convince Putin to stop the war on Ukraine, why aren’t the two neighboring governments talking to each other?
To unpack this critical impasse, the Socialist Party in India and the Centre for Peace and Secular Studies, Pakistan, cordially invite you to a vital public webinar and panel discussion bringing together leading public intellectuals, peace crusaders, and policy analysts from both sides of the border.
Event details
- Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
- Time: 8 pm IST | 7:30 pm PKT
- Platform: Zoom
- Meeting ID: 826 0042 3586, Passcode: 445549
Featured speakers
The dialogue will bring forward critical, interlinked cross-border perspectives from a distinguished panel of seasoned activists and thinkers:
- Pervez Hoodbhoy – Physicist and leading public intellectual of Pakistan.
- Lalita Ramdas – Crusader for Peace, India.
- Sheema Kermani – Bharatnatyam dancer and feminist activist, Pakistan.
- Radha Kumar – Writer and policy activist, India.
- A.H. Nayyar – Physicist and peace activist, Pakistan.
- Rita Manchanda – Representative of the Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD), India.
- Saeeda Diep – Human rights activist, Pakistan.
- O.P. Shah – Campaigner for India-Pakistan peace, India.
Moderator
- Beena Sarwar – Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan).
*Why do we write ‘Southasia’ as one word? Because our histories are intertwined, our futures interlinked, and our struggles deeply connected.
we should fuck every single one of this panelist through every fucking hole on their body until they bleed and die in a fucking ditch