Harvard University 27Th February 2019 We Are a Group of Indian And

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Harvard University 27th February 2019

We are a group of Indian and Pakistani students, staff, and faculty of Harvard University who add our voices to the call for a de-escalation of the tensions between India and Pakistan.

Having had the opportunity to interact with people from our neighbouring country, we are constantly reminded of our shared history, heritage, and culture. We are alike in our shared desire for long term peaceful relations between our two countries.

We call upon our national media to report responsibly and resist from warmongering during this tense time.

We urge our fellow citizens to exercise restraint and not call for escalating retribution.

We demand our elected representatives work towards long-term resolution of conflict, rather than short term electoral gains.

We hope our governments explore all options of diplomacy, and not put further civilian and military lives at risk.

We stand in solidarity for peace.

1. Salil Shetty, Bengaluru, Fellow, Carr Centre, Harvard Kennedy School 2. Afreen Siddiqui, Adjunct Lecturer Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School 3. Vinay Nagaraju, Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights, India, Harvard Kennedy School 4. South Asian Engagement Forum, a Student Organisation at Harvard Kennedy School 5. Pakistan Student Caucus, a Student Organisation at Harvard Kennedy School 6. Harvard Pakistan Students Group, Harvard University 7. Pakistan Student Association, Harvard College 8. South Asia ConnectED, Harvard Education School 9. South Asia Association, Harvard College 10. Shah Faesal, Jammu and Kashmir, Harvard Kennedy School 11. Asad Palijo, Karachi, Harvard Kennedy School 12. Saif Ul Haq, Islamabad, Harvard Kennedy School 13. Inayat Sabhikhi, Delhi, Harvard Kennedy School 14. Naeha Rashid, Islamabad, Harvard Kennedy School 15. Neha Bansal, India, Harvard Kennedy School 16. Vishnu Rajeev, Kerala, Harvard Kennedy School 17. Kaveri Iychettira, Bengaluru, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School 18. Munmun Biswas, India, Harvard Kennedy School 19. Asad Liaqat, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 20. Niharika Narendra Singh, India, Harvard Kennedy School 21. Vikas Birhma, Jhajjar, Haryana, Harvard Kennedy School 22. Sanjana Rajgarhia, Mumbai, Harvard Kennedy School 23. Mathangi Swaminathan, India, Harvard Kennedy School 24. Aisha Iqbal, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 25. Preeti Pratishruti Dash, India, Harvard Law School 26. Muhammad Ahmad, Pakistan, Harvard Medical School 27. Waqar Khan, Pakistan, Harvard Business School 28. Haider Ali, Pakistan, Harvard Business School 29. Muhammad Ali, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 30. Zahra Zaheer, Pakistan, Graduate School of Education 31. Badar Dar, Pakistan, Harvard Business School 32. Laila Tauqeer, Pakistan, Harvard College 33. Ammar Waraich, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 34. Muhammad Qasim Chattha, Islamabad, Harvard Divinity School 35. Neetisha Besra, India, Harvard Kennedy School 36. Rridhee Malhotra, Delhi, India, Harvard Kennedy School 37. Kirtika Singh, India, Harvard Kennedy School 38. Ghazi Taimoor Mirza, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 39. Radhika Kapoor, India, Harvard Law School 40. Shovan Shah, Mumbai, Harvard Graduate School of Design 41. Vikram Srinivas, Bangalore, India, MPA/ID, Harvard Kennedy School 42. Rahul Gandhi, MD, MPH, MBA, India, Harvard School of Public Health 43. Karan Saharya, New Delhi, Harvard Graduate School of Design 44. Devashish Chandra, India, Harvard Kennedy School 45. Noopur Sen, India, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School 46. Ashrutha Rai, Bangalore, India, Harvard Law School 47. Muhammad Khisal Ahmed, Islamabad, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 48. Viveka Rajagopal, Chennai, Harvard Graduate School of Education 49. Faryal Khan, Ed.D., Isakhel, Pakistan, Visiting Practitioner, Harvard Graduate School of Education 50. Ameek Singh, India, Harvard Kennedy School 51. Zainab Tariq, Karachi, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 52. Saeb Ali Khan, Hyderabad, India, Harvard Graduate School of Design 53. Ahmed Farooq, Pakistan, Harvard Law School 54. Tanya Kant, India, Graduate School of Education 55. Nafees Ahmed, Swat, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 56. Muhammad Ali Khan, Lahore, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 57. Annapurna Ayyappan, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 58. Anushka Siddiqui, Delhi, Harvard Kennedy School 59. 60. 59. Natasha Murtaza, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 60. Zainab Hashmi, Karachi, Pakistan, Harvard Law School 61. Izzah Ejaz, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 62. Wahdana Bilal, Peshawar, Harvard Law School 63. Saki Malose, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 64. Murali Mallikarjunan, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 65. Karishma Mhapadi, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 66. Prasanth Nori, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 67. Maithili Parikh, India, Harvard Law School 68. Hamza Ansari, Canadian Pakistani, Harvard 69. Hemanth Bharatha Chakravarthy, Chennai, India, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences 70. Preeti Sahai, India, MC MPA, Harvard Kennedy School 71. Jyoti Gupta, New Delhi, Harvard Kennedy School 72. Shreyvardhan Sharma, India, Harvard College, Class of 2022 73. Natasha Jehangir Khan, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 74. Zuneera Shah, Lahore, Harvard College 75. Farhan Javed, Pakistan, Harvard College Class of 2019 76. Ali Chisti, MD, MPH, Pakistan, Harvard School of Public Health 2014 77. Malik Siraj Akbar, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School of Government 78. Mashaal Sohail, Karachi, Pakistan, Harvard GSAS/HMS Alum '18 79. Huma, Islamabad, Harvard Kennedy School 80. Omair Shakil, Lahore, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 81. M Chanta Bhan, Pakistan/US, Harvard Divinity School 82. Thomas Varghese, Kochi, India, Harvard Divinity School 83. Abhijith Ravinutala, Indian-American, Harvard Divinity School MTS '19 84. Akbar Zaman Saeed, Pakistan, Harvard University 85. Arkam Javed, Pakistan, Harvard College 86. Tanvi Girotra, India, Harvard Kennedy School 87. Sakina Haider, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 88. Kanupriya, India, Harvard Graduate School of Education 89. Sardar Karim, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 90. Minahil Khan, Lahore, Pakistan, Harvard College 2019 91. Snigdha Kumar, India, Harvard Kennedy School 92. Harvard US-India Initiative, India, Harvard College 93. Awais Ahmed, Pakistan, Harvard Medical School 94. Beena Sarwar, Pakistan, Nieman '06, Carr Fellow Harvard Kennedy School 2007 95. Sana Rao, Karachi, Pakistan, Harvard Business Publications 96. Sannoy Das, India, SJD, Harvard Law School 97. Maria Qazi, Islamabad, Harvard Kennedy School 98. Rohit Gawande, USA/India, Harvard Kennedy School 99. Raissa Chughtai, Lahore, Pakistan, Harvard College 100. Anum Chandani, Pakistan, Harvard Business School 101. Maya Razmi, Cleveland, Ohio, Harvard College 102. Ay-Nur Najm, U.S./Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 103. Abeela Latif, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 104. Dilara Sayeed, Chicago, Harvard Graduate School of Education 105. Hamza Ali Khan, Pakistan, Harvard Business School 106. Fatima Taj, American Pakistani, Harvard College 107. Zainab Kahloon, Pakistan, Harvard College 2020 108. Ali Nomani, Pakistan, Graduate School of Education 109. Sana Saeed, Pakistan, Harvard Divinity School 110. Zarka, Pakistan, Harvard Extension School 111. Gunjan Veda, India, Harvard Kennedy School 112. Mariam Chughtai, Lahore, Pakistan, Harvard University 113. Gul Rana, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Extension School 114. Zeerak Ahmed, Lahore, Alumnus & Researcher, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Design 115. Sheza Atiq, Karachi, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 116. Ryan Madsen, United States, Harvard Kennedy School 117. Sonya Kalara, Bengal, Punjab, India, Harvard College 118. Omar Sultan Haque, M.D., Ph.D., United States, Harvard Medical School 119. Malik Siraj Akbar, Washington DC, Harvard Kennedy School 120. Rangin Pallav Tripathy, India, Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School 121. Fatima Zaman, Pakistan, Harvard Medical School 122. Inaara Shiraz, Pakistan, Harvard College 123. Akash Sabarwal, Jhansi, India, Division of Nephrology, Harvard Medical School 124. Armaan Siddiqi, Cambridge, MA, PhD Student, Harvard University 125. Rashi Khilnani, Canada, Harvard Kennedy School 126. Mohammed Mobashir, Pakistan, Harvard Extension School 127. Muhammad Zia Mehmood, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School 128. Muhammad Umair Khan, Pakistan, Harvard Graduate School of Education 129. Anurag Gamber, Delhi, Harvard Kennedy School 130. Emaad Siddiqui, United Kingdom, Harvard Kennedy School 131. Asma Javaid, Pakistan, Harvard University 132. RB, Chennai, Harvard Extension School 133. Anum Shafqat, Chicago, Harvard College 134. Aaisha Shah, Pakistan, Harvard College 135. Jemul Hasan, Bangaldesh, Harvard Kennedy School 136. Irfan Moeen Khan, Pakistan, Harvard Faculty of Arts 137. Harshita Gupta, Mumbai, India, Harvard College 138. Maria Mujeeb, Pakistan, Harvard University, Alum 2017 139. Wajahat S. Khan, Pakistan, Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 2011 140. Meena Hewett, Mumbai, India, The Mittal South Asia Institute 141. Yahya Chaudhry, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School