'What makes democracy real and how do we make it real?' was a fitting opening salvo that one of the ‘dialogue initiators’ used to open and fire up the third edition of the annual dialogue titled Making Democracy Real (MDR). The theme for MDR 2014, which is being held at Asia Plateau, the Indian centre for Initiatives of Change from 10 to 14 January, is Learning From Democracy’s Journey.

"Welche Elemente braucht man für wahre Demokratie und wie lassen wir sie wahr werden?" - Mit diesem treffenden Satz eröffnete einer der "Dialog-Initiatoren" die dritte Auflage des alljährlich stattfindenden Dialogs zum Thema "Demokratie wahr werden lassen" (MDR). Bei MDR 2014 geht es darum, von der Reise der Demokratie zu lernen. Im Laufe der Eröffnungsveranstaltung liessen die Initiatoren sowohl die Lektionen Revue passieren, die bislang bei dieser Reise gelernt wurden als auch die Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten, die es noch zu ergreifen gilt. MDR 2014 fand vom 10.-14. Januar 2014 im indischen Konferenzzentrum von Initiatives of Change (IofC) in Asia Plateau/Panchgani statt.

"¿Qué hace que la democracia sea real y cómo hacerla realidad?" fue la pregunta apropiada que uno de los "iniciadores del diálogo" utilizó para abrir y encender el fuego de la tercera edición del diálogo anual titulado Hacer Realidad la Democracia (MDR, por sus siglas en inglés). El tema para la MDR 2014, que se celebra en Asia Plateau, el centro de Iniciativas de Cambio en India, del 10 al 14 de enero, es Aprender de Camino de la Democracia.

The report gives a comprehensive look of every aspect the conference, which happenend from 7-11 November 2014 at Asia Plateau, Initiatives of Change conference centre in Panchgani, India.

Monday afternoon marked the conclusion of the fifth international conference of Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB). Over 150 delegates and speakers from over 20 countries, including Denmark, Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States, attended the five-day event at Asia Plateau, organised by Initiatives of Change (IofC)—India and Japan.

The second day, 8 November 2013, of the fifth international conference of Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB) saw a solemn beginning. Serenaded by chirping birds, more than 50 participants sat in a circle around a lamp to offer prayers from their respective faiths—followers of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism and Zoroastrianism sang hymns, poems and chants in different languages, from Hindi and Bengali to Swahili and English.

'Being ethical, you succeed and sustainably succeed,' affirmed Mr B Muthuraman, Vice Chairman of Tata Steel and Chairman of Tata International, while inaugurating the fifth international biennial conference of Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB) at Asia Plateau, Panchgani on Thursday 7 November 2013.

Mike Lowe informa sobre la conclusión del Diálogo sobre Democracia - Haciendo realidad la democracia, en Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India, de 1 a l 5 de febrero

Mike Lowe reports on the conclusion of the Dialogue on Democracy - Making Democracy Real at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India, 1-5 February

O jornalista e editor Bhanu Kale argumentou que ‘se você quer tornar a democraria real, o problema do idioma não deve ser esquecido’. Em um país como a Índia, onde há mais de 100 idiomas falados diferentes, se o debate politico se limitar à minoria que pode ler os jornais e periódicos em inglês, então a grande maioria ficará excluída de uma parte essencial do processo politico.