What a good point to make. If the Americans especially put more effort into winning hearts and minds rather than bombing people we might get somewhere. I really admire Gandhi and his philosophy of ahisima so thanks and well reminded.

Gandhi got it so right.
I heard Joan Baez say, during one of her concerts - 'I will die for my beliefs but I won't kill for them'.
I don't know if it was a quote from somewhere or if she made it up herself.
I like Joan Baez.

Dear Varsha,

Happy to find you promoting "Gandhi Giri'!

Yours Arvind

No 'giri' or promotion Arvind. Just came to mind on that day.
Gandhiji is always closed to my heart for his emphasis on values, truth and non-violence, though I may not share many of his other thoughts or approaches.

Thanks for letting us know about the 'other' 9/11 anniversary. i too am an admirer of 'satyagraha' although i did not know actual term until reading this.

Can any death be good? I do beleive that death can be a release from suffering and that the death of an evil person can be for the greater good. But beyond that death cannot be positive can it. Certainly the deaths of 9/11 have resulted in many more deaths.

Ghandi was a spiritual leader who inspired people to good. The problem with violence is it escallates and the more it does the more people get killed.

Power and violence are impotent in the face of non violent resistance, violence needs fear to be effective, Ghandi over came his fear to become powerful over the violence of the ruling powers.

India should always love him as a true hero.

Sweet if rather naive idea. The problem is that the opponent wont play by Queensbury Rules.

I wish there were more Muslims like Ghandi than like Maududi.

A war on terror is justifiable. A war on terror in name only, is less justifiable.

Political solutions were possible. Force were necessary. They dont come more necessary than 9/11.

You make fair points.

As regards the war on terror. I feel the Bush administration was misguided to go into Iraq. But as regards Afghanistan I feel there was no other realistic option but to remove the Taliban.

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