Brij Mohan, professor of Social Work at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, talks about what he thinks about AID and its role in the society.

      India's strengths, indeed the future, lie in her diversity and fundamental values ? peaceful co-existence and non-violence ? that provide an enduring framework for global democracy. AID embodies the unifying strands of an important democracy.
  
       I have always believed that a true Indo-American alliance of democratic ideals will be conducive to global freedom. This lofty goal cannot be achieved without unequivocal commitment to peace, equality and justice. These are utopian ideals in light of the prevailing ethnic, religious, territorial and political hierarchies and conflicts.
   
      The greatest challenge of the 21^st Century is to achieve an international society which is based on inclusiveness and peaceful co-existence. With this purpose in mind, I believe, some organizations have taken on the nefarious forces of reaction that breed human oppression and social exclusions. AID and its jeevan saathis (full-time volunteers) work tirelessly to rebuild the bridges that have been broken by the ravages of poverty, natural disasters and other man-made calamities. Since social misery is an equal opportunity disaster, AID's universalistic-civil approach to social development is a remarkable demonstration of the success of progressive volunteerism.