India, Sept. 17 -- Today we live in a world edging toward collapse under the weight of violence. Every day brings fresh images of conflict, leaving us helpless. While intra-state wars have declined, armed clashes worldwide are escalating. In 2025, despite repeated ceasefire efforts in the Ukraine-Russia and Hamas-Israel wars, drone warfare persists, fuelling deaths, geopolitical tension, economic strain, and eroding basic trust.

The looming threat of war undermines peace efforts and corrodes moral and humanitarian values. War and civil strife cannot be countered with more violence; only peace, non-violence, and dialogue can break the cycle. Resolving conflicts today requires seeking shared values. In a globalised, hyper-mobile, technologic...