The article of our Constitution that discusses about international place and Co-operation is
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The State shall endeavour to —
(a) promote international peace and security;
(b) maintain just and honourable relations between nations;
(c) foster respect for international law and
(d) encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration.
Since the Second World War, 199 wars have been fought by 81 countries and 69 countries have been directly the theatres of war (Mr Janez Stanovnik, Paris, UNESCO, 1978). Mr Gil Elliot, who made a valiant attempt to count the man-made deaths in 20th century has arrived at a total of 110 millions from 1900 to 1970. This figure includes 38 million soldiers. It means that one out of every 30 inhabitants on the earth was killed through government criminality (pages 43-44, ’ Victims of Politics : The State and Human Rights ’ by K. Glaser and S. T. Possony, New York, Columbia University Press, 1979).
After 1970 there have been more deaths in wars in Middle East and African countries. India was no exception, which has been attacked several times and is subject to cross-border terrorism in which thousands have been killed. Terrorist attack on World Trade Centre, New York, on 11th September 2001 and, subsequently, bombing to contain terrorism in Afghanistan has also resulted in killings of a large number of people, including women and children. We are also witness of war on Iraq and also of subsequent killings by suicide squads. Thousands have been killed or maimed. Use of depleted uranium dust on missiles heads will have devastating affect not only on the victims but also on future generations. Stockpiling of a large number of nuclear armaments, chemical and biological weapons and degradation of ecology and environment have created a situation in which future of children is not safe. Children world over are living in appalling conditions. If huge resources spent on armaments are consecrated to their welfare, the world will become a place worth living.