Developments that are constructive & systematic take years to build the nation. Senseless destruction, in contrast, takes just no time to push the country back by several years, leaving all the efforts & hard work made over a period go down the drain. India has been optimally utilising all the international platforms available to prevail on the world community for maintaining peace & tranquillity across the globe. Especially, in this advanced age of information, communication, and technological revolution now that has gradually knitted the world into a big village; happenings even in the remotest corner of the world can have its spillover effect in other parts in many ways. Bullet is certainly not the language of peace and war is no solution. PM Narendra Modi at Kyiv in Ukraine recently during discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart while highlighting the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s eternal message of peace in building a harmonious society has also reiterated the need for practical engagement between all stakeholders to develop a credible solution that will help build broad based acceptability and restore peace and stability. India’s clarion call “Engage to end war” must be viewed much beyond the present context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in a wider perspective and as an appeal to the entire world community as well and hence that should be heard, respected, and also acted upon earnestly by them for their own larger good.“The Bridge” (August 25) is a masterly edit and a comprehensive analysis on the subject that also defines well the road to peace for a better world.