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Some possible actions could include:
- Writing letters to the Indian and Pakistani governments,
voicing your opposition to the spiraling arms race that will be potentially
ruinous to both nations.
- Advocating complete global nuclear disarmament
so that no nation can blackmail another with the threat of annihilation.
Only with a global solution, can the security concerns of all peoples be
allayed.
- Promoting bilateral cultural exchanges to learn
about the concerns, fears, and hopes of the peoples of all South Asian
nations. Only by understanding and accepting one another's identities,
feelings, and deepest impressions, can we move on with good will.
- Sponsoring discussions, debates, and gatherings
amongst South Asians of all ethnic and national origins about regional
issues afflicting the entire subcontinent. Topics of discussion can include:
- Environmental problems
- Deforestation, Desertification, & Soil Erosion
- Water Resource Depletion
- Habitat Loss & Species Extinction
- Global Warming
- Air, Water and Land Pollution
- Socio-economic issues
- Endemic Poverty & Economic Inequality
- The Status of Women
- Civil Liberties and Human Rights
- Minority Rights
- Inter-ethnic, caste, and creed Conflicts
- Rapid Westernization & Cultural Extinction
- Globalization
- Intellectual Property Rights
- WTO, GATT, and Trade Issues
- Agricultural Policy and Farmers' Rights
- Cultural and Biological Diversity
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