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

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

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.

The second day of the Dialogue on Democracy - Making Democracy Real focussed on some of the things needed to make it practical. These included sessions looking at the vexed issue of corruption and the inclusive nature of democracy.

“A democracia deve mostrar resultado” foi o desafio dado por Prabhat Kumar, diretor do Centro IC para Governança, na cerimônia de abertura do segundo Diálogo sobre Democracia em Asia Plateau, o centro de Iniciativas de Mudança em Panchgani, India.