The discussion ‘Democratic Responses to Conflicts’, organized in collaboration with the American Consulate General, Kolkata at Hotel Landmark in Guwahati on September 16, 2003 was addressed by former American diplomat Peter Burleigh. The session, chaired by Dr. Ajai Sahni, Executive Director of the Institute for Conflict Management was attended by bureaucrats, police officials, NGO activists, academicians and media personnel.