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A military confrontation anywhere in the world is a threat to global peace
11:11 PM Jan 21, 2025 IST | GK EDITORIAL DESK
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Howsoever fragile and uncertain, the ceasefire in Middle East has given the people living in the devastated piece of land, Gaza, some respite. At least they can visit their respective sites of ruin. Beyond that, there are also some scenes of real happiness. When people are freed from captivity, and they meet their families.

Whatever the politics behind such developments, the human stories that unfold as an aftermath of these peace pacts are moving. With Trump returning to power, one doesn’t know where the world is headed to, but this truce in Gaza is what the people around the world would want to hold, and transform into long term peace process.

Further the announcement of Trump that he will soon end the Ukrainian war is also something that the world will keenly watch. The struggle for power and control between the rival blocks is not anything that will come to end, but if there is some understanding among the global powers and the military confrontation takes a backseat it would bring huge relief to the populations around the globe. Not only those, like Palestinians and Ukrainians who directly come under fire, people around the globe have to gain from termination of military confrontation. Finally, human suffering at one place impacts all people psychologically.

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Not just that, the adverse impact on economy makes life difficult for people living in many countries. Besides that it also sets in motion a militaristic narrative and violent trends that bring pressure to multiple faultiness existing across continents, impacting bilateral relations of the countries that fall into opposing blocks as a result of this global confrontation. It spawns a competition in terms of arms race, hence draining the resources of those countries that struggle for meeting day to day needs of their people.

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The uptick in arms race leads to diversion of national budgets towards meeting the security needs. Besides economy, it brings strain to politics within countries also. As the national security becomes the dominant narrative, the democratic voices in many countries get silenced. Taking a broader look, any military confrontation anywhere in the world is a drain on global peace.

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