The Hindu : New Delhi News : `World needs to follow the path of non-violence'

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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005

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`World needs to follow the path of non-violence'

Staff Reporter

A photo exhibition `A legacy of Building Peace: Gandhi, King and Ikeda' at the Delhi University which was inaugurated by Dr Karan Singh in New Delhi on Monday. — Photo: V.V. Krishnan

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over increasing incidents of terrorism and the threat of war looming across the globe, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations president, Karan Singh, has said that the world needs to follow the path of non-violence as show by Mahatma Gandhi.

Delivering the keynote address on "Peace, Harmony and Development" at Delhi University on Monday, Dr. Singh regretted that even though so much scientific and technological advancements had been made, the 20th Century witnessed many wars killing millions of people and now terrorism has become a counterpart of war.

"Both India and Pakistan have nuclear bombs that are more powerful than the ones dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both countries suffer from poverty and malnourishment and had the two neighbours not fought so many wars, a lot of developmental work could have taken place," said Dr. Singh.

On the occasion, a 12-day exhibition on "Gandhi, King Jr., Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

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