‘India can end ongoing war’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for global harmony as tensions rise in Middle East

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that “India can end the ongoing war” amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East.Addressing a rally in Nagpur, Bhagwat said voices from different countries are recognizing India’s role in promoting peace.“Some countries have said that only India can end the ongoing war,” Bhagwat said.Bhagwat was speaking after laying the foundation stone of Vidarbha prant office of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He also spoke about the causes of global conflict and the need to move toward harmony.

He said selfish interests and the desire to dominate were the main causes of wars around the world. “War is the result of selfish interests; the world needs harmony, not conflict,” Bhagwat said.Providing broader context, he said that for nearly 2,000 years, the world had been trying various methods to resolve conflicts, but many challenges remained. He also noted that religious intolerance, forced conversions and concepts of inferiority and inferiority still exist.Bhagwat stressed that India’s traditional philosophy promotes unity and interconnectedness. Indian thought is based on the idea that everyone is interconnected, and even modern science is slowly moving towards this understanding, he said, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. He stressed that lasting peace cannot be achieved through power struggle but through unity, discipline and observance of Dharma. He believes that Buddhism should not be limited to classics, but must be reflected in daily behavior.Contrasting India with the rest of the world, Bhagwat said: “India follows the laws of humanity while other countries believe in survival of the fittest.”Bhagwat added that it was India’s responsibility to help restore balance to the world. “The people of India follow the law of humanity, but the rest of the world follows the law of the jungle. Our job is to restore balance by laying the foundation of Dharma in this stumbling world,” he said.