Time to criminalise war internationally
THE East or the West, the whole world has been crying and shouting slogans against Russia which has been attacking Ukraine continuously now as part of its war with that country.
First off, the term “war” itself should be banned from international geography and must be criminalized in all respects.
For this, the UN should do some serious work and bring about strong foolproof rules that will/should unfailingly stop countries on their way from waging war against poor dependent countries.
Clearly enough, such strong international rules have been totally missing from action now. That is the reason countries like Russia have been able to go on a war spree mindlessly in this 21st century.
Come what may, Russia should be held responsible and accountable to all the economic damage and lost human lives inflicted on Ukraine now.
Above all, the international community and the world media houses should support this and pitch for a strong campaign worldwide.
Russia should understand that no one has the right or has been authorized to take away human lives in the world, not to mention severe economic damage over there.
One should understand the importance of all the living creatures like humans, animals and all.
By nature, humans cannot always be sane and something should be there to awaken their minds.
Incidentally, I got inspired through one beautiful incident that had taken place on my doorstep the same day I was preparing this letter [creating the mail].
Well, it was an incident of a crow being electrocuted and falling to the ground in the early morning.
Literally, on hearing the noise raised by other crows I just woke up and walked up to the spot where the crow was lying unconscious on the ground.
Observing its eyes that were still open and moving slightly, I came back with water and sprinkled over its eyes as part of resuscitating.
In fact, it had reacted to it positively and then it was standing over there quietly.For some time, I had been observing its movement with a bit of excitement.All of a sudden, it had just started flying back into the air to my sweet surprise.
That day, the inspiration I had got and the moments I had/I had shared with some passers-by were boundless and still have gently been smoothing my mind and heart.
Even a small living creature like this has to grapple with life challenges like this.The same way, just apply this to the poor plight of humans in Ukraine, who have been under political and physical attacks for no fault of theirs.
During my schooling in the early 1990s in the school students [we] had studied with great pain how the Soviet Union had collapsed and had been dissolved then.
The fact is that only economic freedom and development will make the world happy and prosperous.
Russia should understand this simple fact and act accordingly.If otherwise, it has to pay a heavy price for all the damage, economic and human, caused by it.
On top of all, the international media like American media houses, CNN, BBC and Asian media community should speak out against draconian war tactics and take steps to make human voices heard clearly and loudly.
—The writer is contributing columnist, based in Mumbai, India.
