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Bharat Dogra

Bharat Dogra, based in Delhi, is a senior freelance journalist, author, researcher, activist, and Honorary Convener of the Campaign to Save Earth Now. His recent books include Protecting Earth for Children, Man over Machine, A Day in 2071, and Planet in Peril. Contact: bharatdogra1956@gmail.com YouTube Channel: Bharat Dogra | Save Earth Campaign Website: https://bharatdogra.in/

Say No to Nuclear Weapons, and Never to Nuclear War

Say No to Nuclear Weapons, and Never to Nuclear War

All dreams and life vanished, destroyed, vaporized, sentenced to death by nuclear war.

Bharat DograAug 10, 2026

Urgency of Big Changes That Can Save the World from Weapons of Mass Destruction

Urgency of Big Changes That Can Save the World from Weapons of Mass Destruction

If the present system is bent on destroying life, it is time to change this system in structural ways and to change its governance.

Bharat DograAug 9, 2026

Nuclear Weapons: The Ultimate Killers and the Cruelest Ways to Die

Nuclear Weapons: The Ultimate Killers and the Cruelest Ways to Die

The Survivors Will Envy the Dead—Nikita Khrushchev on the aftermath of a nuclear bomb drop

Bharat DograAug 7, 2026

Nuclear War: A Day or Two to Armageddon

Nuclear War: A Day or Two to Armageddon

Nuclear war, regardless of its trigger, ends with complete Armageddon-like destruction, rendering the Northern Hemisphere uninhabitable.

Bharat DograAug 7, 2026

On Hiroshima Day: The World Moving Closer to Nuclear War

On Hiroshima Day: The World Moving Closer to Nuclear War

It is incredibly irresponsible that despite projections of high mortality, senior leaders chose to start a proxy war and cross red lines, increasing nuclear war possibilities.

Bharat DograAug 5, 2026

A War No One Wants: Why the Middle East Conflict Persists Despite Global Opposition

A War No One Wants: Why the Middle East Conflict Persists Despite Global Opposition

Despite over 95% of the world wanting it to end, the Middle East war relentlessly spreads, threatening a wider global conflict and even nuclear involvement.

Bharat DograAug 2, 2026

Crying Shame—Global Spending on Peace is Less than 1% of What the World Spends on Wars and War Preparations

Crying Shame—Global Spending on Peace is Less than 1% of What the World Spends on Wars and War Preparations

There must be something incredibly wrong with a world which on daily basis spends billions on killing and wounding, and not even 1% of this on saving and protecting.

Bharat DograJul 31, 2026

Nobel Laureates Warned that Nuclear War “Could End Civilization in an Afternoon” while Calling for its Prevention

Nobel Laureates Warned that Nuclear War “Could End Civilization in an Afternoon” while Calling for its Prevention

Nobel Laureates warn that nuclear war could end civilization in an afternoon, yet humanity is walking in the opposite direction of what is needed.

Bharat DograJul 30, 2026

The Military-Industrial Complex: Fanning the Flames of Perpetual Wars

The Military-Industrial Complex: Fanning the Flames of Perpetual Wars

The military industrial complex is the only entity in the world which fears peace, not war.

Bharat DograJul 30, 2026

Russia and Ukraine—From Brotherly Neighbors to Victims of Proxy War

Russia and Ukraine—From Brotherly Neighbors to Victims of Proxy War

Russia and Ukraine are like brothers who, by cruel circumstances, have been turned into enemies at the instigation of others, leading to a highly destructive war.

Bharat DograJul 29, 2026

Rome Declaration on Concerns Relating to Most Serious Threats—AI and Nuclear Weapons—Deserves Widespread Attention

Rome Declaration on Concerns Relating to Most Serious Threats—AI and Nuclear Weapons—Deserves Widespread Attention

Never before has scientific progress offered such extraordinary opportunities while simultaneously creating such profound risks to our common future.

Bharat DograJul 28, 2026

The Destructive Legacy of Covert Regime Change: A Global South Perspective

The Destructive Legacy of Covert Regime Change: A Global South Perspective

Covert regime change operations are blatantly illegal under international law and constitute perhaps the greatest threat to world peace.

Bharat DograJul 27, 2026

How Europe can be a Natural Leader for World Peace but is denying itself this Most Beautiful Role

How Europe can be a Natural Leader for World Peace but is denying itself this Most Beautiful Role

Despite its potential as a leader for world peace, Europe has instead become a force for war, acting as a junior ally to the USA and prolonging conflicts.

Bharat DograJul 27, 2026

While some educational reforms are making headlines, others are still neglected

While some educational reforms are making headlines, others are still neglected

It is this wider reform which is probably the most important and yet has been badly neglected.

Bharat DograJul 26, 2026

How Mahatma Gandhi’s Message of Non-Violence Reached Martin Luther King

How Mahatma Gandhi’s Message of Non-Violence Reached Martin Luther King

“It may be through the Negroes that the unadulterated message of non-violence will be delivered to the world.”

Bharat DograJul 24, 2026

Who Wants War

Who Wants War

There is a force much bigger, a very destructive force, that snatches away dreams and bombs out aspirations.

Bharat DograJul 23, 2026

Animal Farm Moment-Chinese Agribusiness Emulating Western Giants to Spread GM Crops, Dominate Domestic and Global South Farmers

Animal Farm Moment-Chinese Agribusiness Emulating Western Giants to Spread GM Crops, Dominate Domestic and Global South Farmers

Expanding corporate profits and agribusiness control are increasingly undermining farmers’ seed sovereignty, in and outside China, mirroring Western giants’ strategies.

Bharat DograJul 23, 2026

From Local to Global—Five Essentials of the Path the World Needs

From Local to Global—Five Essentials of the Path the World Needs

A mutually consistent agenda can inspire billions, promising a safer, better future by reducing distress now.

Bharat DograJul 22, 2026

India’s Coaching Institutes: A Systemic Safety Crisis Demanding Urgent Action

India’s Coaching Institutes: A Systemic Safety Crisis Demanding Urgent Action

Haphazard growth and the rush for quick profits have led to structural safety flaws in India’s coaching institutes, demanding urgent, systemic change.

Bharat DograJul 21, 2026

Thoughtful community efforts for justice, peace and protection of environment

Thoughtful community efforts for justice, peace and protection of environment

Ultimately most urgently needed change in the world will come not just from the actions of a few leaders or summits, but from the strong base for most meaningful change created by people.

Bharat DograJul 20, 2026

Ken-Betwa Link Project: High Costs, Elusive Benefits, and the Call to Save 3 Million Trees

Ken-Betwa Link Project: High Costs, Elusive Benefits, and the Call to Save 3 Million Trees

The Ken-Betwa Link Project faces persistent questions over massive tree loss, displacement, and questionable benefits, demanding urgent reconsideration for sustainable alternatives.

Bharat DograJul 20, 2026

July 2026: A Dozen Crises Make It One of the Most Dangerous Months Ever

July 2026: A Dozen Crises Make It One of the Most Dangerous Months Ever

If just 10% of the world’s nuclear weapons were used, it would mean the end of most life on Earth.

Bharat DograJul 19, 2026

Sonam Wangchuk: End the Fast for a Long Life of Educational Reform

Sonam Wangchuk: End the Fast for a Long Life of Educational Reform

Sonam Wangchuk’s fast should become the catalyst for a national awakening on the future of education.

Bharat DograJul 17, 2026

Kherwara’s Collective Strength: How Unity and Mobilization Empower Rural Rajasthan

Kherwara’s Collective Strength: How Unity and Mobilization Empower Rural Rajasthan

This success of unity, mobilization and alertness is being experienced in many different ways in several villages of Kherwara block.

Bharat DograJul 15, 2026