Social conflict can't end unless forces fanning it cease to exist: Tushar Gandhi

Noted author and great-grandson of Mahatama Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi Tuesday said the social conflict cannot end unless the forces having vested interest in creating it cease to exist.

There can be no peace in the world as long as the military-armament industry continues to call the shots in global affairs, he said, adding this industry would collapse if there is peace in the world.

Gandhi made the remarks while delivering his keynote address at a seminar on Gandhian Perspective on Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Aligarh Muslim University here.

It is the downtrodden, common people of the world who pay the price for the greed of power-brokers and the manufacturers of armaments, he said.

Referring to the internal peace in the country, Gandhi said, "There are forces at work which thrive by creating internal conflicts in the country and as long as there are political forces which gain mileage out of conflicts, the country can never be at peace."