India, July 6 -- Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said there is an atmosphere of conflict going on across the world and a possibility of a World War breaking out "anytime".

Gadkari said the situation is such that there is a possibility of a World War taking place amid the conflicts going on between Israel and Iran, and between Russia and Ukraine.

While addressing an event in Nagpur, Gadkari said coordination, harmony and love are vanishing due to the authoritarianism and dictatorship of superpowers and there is an atmosphere of conflict across the world, news agency PTI reported.

The minister was speaking during the launch of the book 'Beyond Borders' in Nagpur on Sunday.

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