Jainism the Creed for All Times

SR No.: 006564
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: D S Baya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 420
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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Causes Of Conflict
The causes of conflict can be broadly divided into the following four categories:
A. Political-The political aspirations, justified in some cases and unjust in some others, of some groups, when not met, result in their violent expressions and the conflicts come into being. However, whether just or unjust they result in human misery and loss of not only human but other forms of life as well. The examples abound - The Chechen movement in Russia, the Tamil movement in Sri Lanka, and insurgency in Kashmir are glaring examples of this kind.
B. Economic - When one group or nation greedily eyes the economic resources of another group or nation the conflict becomes inevitable. The US ambition of controlling oil resources of the Middle East is one such example.
C. Ethnic The separatist tendencies of one ethnic group from the domination of another group as well as rejection of just claims of one ethnic group by another numerically or otherwise stronger group always results in ethnic discord and violent conflict. The Arab-Israeli conflict, the Tamil insurgency in Sri Lanka, the Chechen uprising in Russia can be seen in this light.
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D. Religious - When one religious group tries to dominate the other, when there are forcible or enticing conversions, when there is religious intolerance amongst various religious groups that have to coexist for geopolitical reasons, the conflict cannot be avoided. The expansionist tendencies of some religious denominations also significantly contribute to such conflicts. The Religious fundamentalism of all kinds and conversions by some missionary groups fall in this category. There is no need to say that this single cause is the most dominant cause of JAINISM AND WORLD-PEACĒ : 347