War and Peace

One nation must uphold and preserve the dharmic order for stability. This time-tested arrangement has proven effective for centuries and will work again

- ATUL SEHGAL

Every human worth his salt seeks peace and bliss. None wants misery. But we have been, since times immemorial, witness to wars between communities and countries, disrupting peace and causing the destruction of life and property. All time phases in global history have been punctuated by episodes of wars that led to a heavy toll on human life and gory tales of violence, bloodshed, torture and suffering. Wars leave hundreds dead, injured, maimed or widowed often because of greed, self-aggrandisement or heightened pride of persons in power or authority—the ruling elite. To the logical-minded layman, wars are avoidable. The underlying reason is that almost all are fought because one of the warring parties is not on the side of righteousness and is opposed to the tenets of dharma—a divinely ordained code of universal welfare.