India, Nov. 11 -- Living in peace and harmony has been a quest of human beings ever since they began to live in communities. Human beings have an intense desire to be related with others and to live in harmony with others. At the same time, conflict has been an inevitable part of social life. Often people resort to the use of violence for resolving conflicts. After the Second World War the world nations became aware of the urgent need for resolving conflicts without resorting to violent wars that result in widespread death and destruction. That is how the United Nations Organization (UN) came into existence in 1945.

Despite the existence of the UN, limited wars have taken place in different parts of the world. Since the end of the Second W...