According to the latest available (2025) Global Peace Index (GPI), prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the number of internationalized, interstate conflicts increased 175% since 2010. 78 countries…
All thoughtful people realise how important it is to end the various destructive wars and civil wars as early as possible. While it is important to end all conflicts, in…
Ceasefires are almost always good and are certainly preferable to continuing wars, particularly in present times when weapons are so destructive and any single day of a war can kill…
A coalition of veterans groups gathered in the nation’s capitol on Monday to express their deep opposition to the U.S. war on Iran. One hundred and thirty (130) veterans and…
At one time the Chambal Valley had become almost synonymous with the terror of dacoit gangs. However in 1960 the famous disciple of Mahatma Gandhi Vinoba Bhave brought hope of…
Mahatma Gandhi's thought on peace and International Relations offers not merely moral reflection, but a potentially transformative framework. At present, West Asia is witnessing an overlapping crisis. The normalisation agreements…
“Peace is not built where nothing is contested—it is built where something vital is shared.” There are moments in history when cooperation survives not because it is easy, but because…
In 1972 in a peace initiative taken forward by Mahatma Gandhi’s followers in Chambal Valley (India), hundreds of dacoits surrendered voluntarily. This helped a region identified mainly with terror of…
Everyone who has read or heard about the destruction caused by the first nuclear bomb used in Hiroshima has been horrified not just by the nearly 80,000 deaths taking place…
Discourse on ongoing wars focusing too much on who has won or who has lost can be harmful for ceasefire and peace efforts. Premature declaration of victory or loud claims…
As wars, violence and disasters disrupt the life of more and more people and scientists and scholars warn of bigger dangers ahead, it is time to think in terms of…
There is an ecology to war. But we do not teach it to our children. They grow alienated and enlist and never learn how the Earth is forced to suffer…
A History of Sorrows About a quarter of a century ago, I attended a conference where I found myself contemplating a painting of a woman covering her head with dust.…
Prefatory Note: Two Texts evant to Ongoing US/Israel War Against Iran in the context of a failing Ceaefire Agreement. Iran’s Conditions and Declaration of Global Conscience signed and individually affirmed by…
During the height of the Vietnam War, the White House’s request for billions of dollars of military aid for the Saigon and Phnom Penh regimes was aborted due to the…
The biggest single danger to humanity today is in the form of several wars and civil wars that should end as early as possible on a note of justice and…
China’s conduct in the UN Security Council often disappoints those who expect it to openly confront what they see as an unrestrained American imperial machine. This expectation was especially evident…
It must be admitted that with such weird and unprecedented things being said, it is not easy to consider independent peace initiatives but nevertheless given the great urgency of ending…
As our deeply troubled world plunges from one crisis to another, it is very helpful to remember three most important features of the present day world and its future. While…
As the world is deeply troubled by several dangerous wars and as several wars are continuing for too long, it is of the highest importance to work for improving the…
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at the age of 78 in 1948. 78 more years have passed since then. As the world lurches precariously from one dangerous situation to another, this…
We are living through times where the architecture of global peace is not merely crumbling; it is being deliberately dismantled. The drums of global war beat louder than ever, drowning…
It is Palm Sunday once again! The year 2026! There are a whole range of sentiments and reflections that overwhelm me, as I pray over the meaning and significance of…
Most appeals for stopping dangerous wars are addressed to those fighting the wars, most hopes of early end of wars are pinned on the directly involved combatants. This is understandable,…
Today, the world stands on a heap of gunpowder created by the proliferation of weapons. An intense global arms race is underway. The United States, which often prides itself on…
At a time when the dangers created by war and conflict have risen to such an extent that even the possibility of third world war and nuclear war is being…
The great contribution made by President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis and thereby saving the world from an all destructive nuclear war is widely known.…
The great festival of Eid-al-Fitr or Eid-e-Fitr is arriving. Depending on moon sighting the exact day of the festival can differ in various countries, but it is most likely to…
There is now increasing realization in the world that in recent times the world has entered extremely dangerous and uncertain times. The crisis had been building over several months at…
On April 7, the Music Academy in Santa Barbara will host the 21st Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future, delivered by Professor Richard Falk—one of the world’s most enduring…
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” - Salman Rushdie As…
In the current war torn time, Bertrand Russell is the closest to us to understand the situation as he was a philosopher as well as a scientist and peace activist…
War is organized political mass murder. Once a politician kills and gets away with it, he will kill again. Political murder becomes a self-generating exercise in the game of politics.…
Ignorant and Egoistic Leaders are a Menace to Peace and World Order Are political contradictions covered by tyranny of reason to conceal egoistic dynamics? One wonders if America claiming to…
The most common perception of world peace is in terms of negotiations by world’s leaders and signing of treaties and peace agreements by them. Important as this is for world…
As human beings we share deep emotional impulses to foretell the future, whether to foresee action on the basis of dread as to what the future will bring or to…
In an age crowded with noise and thinning trust, rare moments still prove that sincerity can move societies. One such moment has been unfolding quietly across the United States: a…
Imagine a household that has received several warnings that the house in which it is living can collapse at any time. However instead of responding with urgent actions to repair…
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." — Albert Einstein This article examines the…
If there is one sentence on which there can be common agreement among all the sane people of our deeply troubled world then it is this—our deeply troubled world facing…
If a single policy change is to be identified which can resolve many problems and risks of Europe while also helping the cause of world peace, then this must preeminently…
At the end of year 2024 the world had become a very dangerous place. Some very big initiatives for bringing peace were needed in 2025. Unfortunately, despite big claims of…
Paradox of Time and History Is the New World Order an hypothetical phenomenon or a convenient reality to be imagined? How do you assess its evolving substance for the future? …
A widely prevailing myth of history is that humanity necessarily progresses with the passage of time, based mainly on advances in science and technology. Particularly in terms of comparing relatively…
When Rudyard Kipling wrote in the late nineteenth century that “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” he was not merely offering a geographical…
As forever wars continue to drive humanity towards increasing distress and risks, all those committed to creating a safe world for present and future generations are deeply worried and sad.…
From Reason to Insanity We, the people of knowledge and vision, have intellect and abilities to distinguish right from wrong and help others to avoid preposterous and erroneous myths of…
All credit goes to recent wars worldwide that have not only changed war strategies but also enabled new global alliances, to the utter dismay of superpowers. Are we living in…
There is a growing concern that humanity will witness intensified global conflict and instability in 2026—a fear that appears far from unfounded when the current trajectories of international politics and…
Ironically, the year 2025 began with US President Donald Trump declaring himself as a peacemaker. Sadly, the year’s end and beginning of 2026 doesn’t seem to be marked by his…
It is extremely sad that at a time when the accumulation of thousands of nuclear weapons has created conditions in which a world war or something similar to this can…
When I wrote an article last November about Agentic AI and the future of healthcare, I was struck by how quickly this technology was reshaping the way we diagnose, communicate,…
Introduction The trajectory of modern weaponry employed in contemporary battles is inextricably linked to the path of technological innovation. The two World Wars of the twentieth century were not merely…
The Israel-Iran war following the Israeli attack on Iran on June 13, 2025 as well as the continuing Israeli genocidal actions in Gaza have become the biggest source of concern…
In a powerful demonstration of international solidarity, seven U.S. veterans visited Nicaragua in mid-March as part of an official delegation of Veterans For Peace (VFP). As the U.S. continues to…
Two telephone calls that shook me and are still haunting were that I made to my acquaintances today. I could feel the anguish when I called my friend in Srinagar…
We live in an age where leaders speak of peace but prepare for war. A world where power is measured not by compassion or wisdom, but by arsenals and influence.…
In a world increasingly fragmented by ideological conflicts and military hostilities, poetry often becomes one of the few surviving forms of honest human dialogue. The cases of Iran and Israel—two…
In her book titled “Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights” former Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan wrote: “Human rights derive from and are inherent in our common humanity. Everyone…
If the year 2025 had started on a note of at least some limited hope for bringing peace to a deeply troubled world, the subsequent months have led to a…
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