War in Ancient India c12.118

c12.118

To-day there is a genuine attempt to abolish war and eliminate force altogether from world politics. Some believe honestly that the remedy lies in the ushering in of a World State. To achieve this ideal State is by no means possible, as things stand to-day. It cannot be disputed for a moment that the human mind is as yet swinging like a pendulum between nationalism and internationalism. Though aggressive nationalism in the sense of dominance of one nation at the expense of others is condemned in theory, yet it dominates world politics. It is suicidal to condemn nationalism as a whole; for nationalism helps to preserve the integrity of diverse human cultures in the world and thus enrich human life. Economic internationalism, or in other words economic interdependence of States, may lessen the vogue of war but it will not obviate it completely.