The DNA of non-violence is ingrained in Indian society: PM @narendramodi

India is the land of Buddha. Answering a question from a student at the Sacred Heart University, PM Modi said that Buddha lived for peace and suffered for peace and this message is prevalent in India.

#Tokyo: 02 September 2014: PM Modi sought to allay the concerns of the international community over India not signing the NPT, saying the country’s commitment to peace and non-violence is embedded in the “DNA of Indian society” is also above international treaty. or procedures.

Responding to a question from a student at the Sacred Heart University, PM Modi said, “India is the land of Lord Buddha. Buddha lived for peace and suffered for peace and this is the message prevalent in India.

During an interaction, PM Moi was asked how India would increase the confidence of the international community without changing its stand on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which it has refused to sign despite having nuclear weapons.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Japan’s land to send a message on the issue amid steps towards a civil nuclear deal with Tokyo, the only country to suffer a nuclear bomb attack. India refuses to sign the NPT as it considers it flawed.

Asserting that India’s “commitment to non-violence is absolute”, Modi said it is “embedded in the DNA of Indian society and it is above any international treaty”, apparently giving India a reason to sign the NPT. Referring to the denial of

“In international affairs, there are certain procedures. But above that is the commitment of the society,” he said, underlining the need to rise “above treaties”.

To buttress his point, the Prime Minister mentioned how India’s freedom struggle under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, with an entire society committed to non-violence, took the world by surprise.

He further said that India believes in ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the whole world is one family) for thousands of years. “When we consider the whole world as one family, how can we even think of doing anything that would harm or hurt anyone?”