A recent report by the Institute for Economics and Peace found that there were only just ten countries in the world which were currently free from conflict or war. Peace is a distant dream on our planet which is still inhabited by people who are no better than the primitive savages. Use of sophisticated weapons does not make the violence civilised. On the contrary, our weapons as well as our attitudes are infinitely more destructive than those of the savages. 13.3 percent of the globe’s total economic activity, $13.6 trillion, is spent on wars and related activities. That is the equivalent of $1876 for every person in the world. In Indian terms, everyone in the world could get Rs 125,000 if we could build up a world of peaceful coexistence. Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest apostle of peace during his lifetime if not in the entire history of mankind. Wars begin in the minds of people. Gandhi said that in slightly different words. The P...
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