Four panels were organized under the theme Military Rule and Democratization in the Third World

Panel One: Can Feminizing Security Make a Difference?

Chair: Okechukwu Ibeanu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Discussant: Zillur Khan, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA




Panelists:




1. Asha Gupta, University of Delhi on 'Can feminizing security make a difference in post-military societies?'






2. Madhurendra Kumar, India on 'Dilemmas of democracy in Pakistan: issues and options in the 21st century,






3. Jeffery Balch on 'The impact of women parliamentarians in peace, security and political'




Panel Two: Role of Education in Preparing the Military for Democracy and Human Rights




Chair: Jeffery Balch, European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA), The Netherlands




Discussant:  Sondhi, Sunil, University of Delhi, India






Panelists:




1. Leena Parmar, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India on 'A new hope at India Pakistan border'




2. O. Ibeanu, University of Nigeria, on 'Training a post-interventionist military: the National War College and consolidation of civil rule in Nigeria'




3. Deepak Sharma, Univesity of Delhi on 'War on terror: militarization of the social space




Panel Three: Military as a Harbinger or Challenger of Democracy




Chair: Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India




Discussant: Diah Asitadani, University of Geneva, Switzerland






Panelists:




1. Okechukwu Ibeanu, University of Nigeria on 'Corporate interest and military disengagement from politics: some lessons from Nigeria's transition to democracy 1986-1999




2. Rasul Bakhsh Rais, LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan on 'Pakistan's fourth military regime: will it make a transition to democracy?'




3. Miguel Navarro, National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies, Chile on 'The remaining challenge: the quest for civilian leadership in defense in Chile'






Panel Four: Corruption, Democracy and Human Rights in the Muslim World




Chair: Miguel Navarro, National Academy of Political, Chile




Discussant: Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India




Panelists:




1. Rita Choudhury, Guahati Univeristy, India on 'Counter insurgency-military operations and human rights: a case study of Assam, India'




2. Sunil Sondhi, University of Delhi on 'Indian army and human rights in Kashmir'




3. Diah Asitadani, University of Geneva, Switzerland on 'Military network in newly democracy Indonesia: comparative studies of post-authoritarian countries'