Rape is global problem not only of India'

While there is violence of this nature in the public domain, the violence within the private domain, within families is also a problem, Singh said. "If we just go back and start within our family that is a big step in the right direction. In that case we would really see the numbers coming down," Bankshi added. She said that "this fight is not women's fight." It is important that "we fight together". "The question people ask is did anything change. I believe something did. Is change going to happen overnight? It's not going to happen overnight. But something has changed and that is the dialogue has begun. The whole conspiracy of silence that surrounded the issue, that is finally being broken," she said. The discussion was moderated by author Maina Chawal Singh, Scholar in Residence, School of International Service, American University.