Extract from Preface to the book: The Third World War

Extract from the Preface to the book The Third World War, by Dr. Aniruddha D. Joshi.

"There is no doubt that over the next twenty to twenty-five years, conflict will become an aspect of everyday doings in every region on earth. Values based on theory or principles will have no place whatsoever in this conflict and `survival of the fittest' will, on the contrary, be the only commandment. Thus, although political games and secret conspiracies are going to be sure directives, quantitative power that can resort to aggression, violence and extreme ruthlessness is going to prove more dominant and successful in the conflict for a long time to come. Once the war begins and more and more allies begin to take their stand on either side, the open and defiant violation of all ethics, one after another along with that of restraint begins with equal pace. Then there comes a stage when neither side feels the need to give any moral justification of its deeds, not even a superficial one. This is what has already started to happen and with every coming year, such instances are going to mount rapidly...

In the coming times, the equation of today might not be valid tomorrow and what was valid at seven in the morning might be flung right out of the window, after its purpose is served, at five past seven..."