Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR) is a

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

based think-tank incorporated in March 2001. CDR aims to be a catalyst for peace in South Asia and has over 15 years in experience in

peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir Peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir includes confidence-building measures at a nation-state level between the governments of India and Pakistan, track two diplomacy, as well as initiatives by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), institutes and ...

. Initiatives with regards to Kashmir include cross-

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conferences, intra-Kashmir cross-LoC women’s Dialogues, youth programmes and peace education training workshops for teachers. CDR also works in other parts of the country among violence-ridden Hindu- Muslim communities and other areas which have seen violence like

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Silk ...

. The current executive secretary and programme director is Sushobha Barve who also set up the centre with the current team. Directors include

Wajahat Habibullah Wajahat Habibullah (born 30 September 1945) was the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities. Prior to this, he held the position of the first Chief Information Commissioner of India. He was an officer of the Indian Administrativ ...

who was appointed in 2006, and four newer directors appointed in 2016 and 2017. Members include

Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad (born 9 February 1962) is an Indian civil rights activist and journalist. She is the secretary of ''Citizens for Justice and Peace'' (CJP), an organisation formed to advocate for the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots. Personal life ...

Syeda Saiyidain Hameed Syeda Saiyidain Hameed (born 1943) is an Indian social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India. She chaired the Steering Committee of the Commission on Health which reviewed the Na ...

and

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