[Statement] No More War Against Life and Peace
The military confrontation unfolding between India and Pakistan is not simply a territorial dispute or a retaliatory strike in response to terrorism. It is a cycle of violence that destroys lives, ecosystems, and the fragile hope for peace in the region. We must clearly recognize that this violence brings safety to no one. It only claims the lives of more children, more youth, more innocent civilians.
This latest wave of attacks has devastated communities in Pakistan, killing civilians and injuring many more. Quiet villages have been shattered, and local ecosystems have once again been thrown into chaos. No human being has the right to trample upon the balance of nature or to destroy the lives of others across a border. Violence inflicted on people and the environment, regardless of justification, is indefensible.
We further raise strong concerns over India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and block water flows to downstream regions. This is not diplomacy. It is the weaponization of water. It is an act of ecological aggression that threatens the livelihoods of tens of millions of farmers and families. Water is a shared gift of the Earth. It is not a tool for political leverage, and it must never be wielded as a weapon.
Both governments are recklessly relying on military force. In April, in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, an armed group known as The Resistance Front (TRF), which opposes the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy, carried out a horrific attack that killed more than 20 Hindu Indian tourists. However, India launched military strikes without presenting clear evidence or identifying those truly responsible. Pakistan responded by invoking the threat of nuclear deterrence, further escalating the crisis.
Under the guise of “national defense,” nationalist rhetoric has turned deadly. Children, civilians, farmers, women — those least able to protect themselves — are paying the price. Entire ecosystems are caught in the crossfire. When a state destroys its own people in the name of protecting them, it commits a betrayal that all peace-loving people must reject. True security does not come from bombs and missiles. It comes from mutual respect, cooperation, and peaceful resolution.
We, the International Committee of Green Party Korea, strongly denounce not only the warring states but also the global arms industry that enables such destruction and the international community that remains silent. The production and sale of weapons under the names of diplomacy or national interest are acts of complicity. Selling arms across borders, stockpiling nuclear weapons, and calling it “deterrence” is nothing less than a violation of global peace.
Let it be clear: this conflict is not just an issue between India and Pakistan. It is part of a broader pattern of militarism that is destroying communities, ecosystems, and the possibility of coexistence across the globe. War does not stop at borders. In an era of climate crisis, it only deepens our shared catastrophe.
To the governments of both nations, we say this:
Stop the war.
Water is not a weapon.
The answer to terrorism and conflict is not military retaliation, but peace and justice.
May 7, 2025
International Committee, Green Party Korea (GPK)
[Statement] No More War Against Life and Peace
The military confrontation unfolding between India and Pakistan is not simply a territorial dispute or a retaliatory strike in response to terrorism. It is a cycle of violence that destroys lives, ecosystems, and the fragile hope for peace in the region. We must clearly recognize that this violence brings safety to no one. It only claims the lives of more children, more youth, more innocent civilians.
This latest wave of attacks has devastated communities in Pakistan, killing civilians and injuring many more. Quiet villages have been shattered, and local ecosystems have once again been thrown into chaos. No human being has the right to trample upon the balance of nature or to destroy the lives of others across a border. Violence inflicted on people and the environment, regardless of justification, is indefensible.
We further raise strong concerns over India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and block water flows to downstream regions. This is not diplomacy. It is the weaponization of water. It is an act of ecological aggression that threatens the livelihoods of tens of millions of farmers and families. Water is a shared gift of the Earth. It is not a tool for political leverage, and it must never be wielded as a weapon.
Both governments are recklessly relying on military force. In April, in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, an armed group known as The Resistance Front (TRF), which opposes the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy, carried out a horrific attack that killed more than 20 Hindu Indian tourists. However, India launched military strikes without presenting clear evidence or identifying those truly responsible. Pakistan responded by invoking the threat of nuclear deterrence, further escalating the crisis.
Under the guise of “national defense,” nationalist rhetoric has turned deadly. Children, civilians, farmers, women — those least able to protect themselves — are paying the price. Entire ecosystems are caught in the crossfire. When a state destroys its own people in the name of protecting them, it commits a betrayal that all peace-loving people must reject. True security does not come from bombs and missiles. It comes from mutual respect, cooperation, and peaceful resolution.
We, the International Committee of Green Party Korea, strongly denounce not only the warring states but also the global arms industry that enables such destruction and the international community that remains silent. The production and sale of weapons under the names of diplomacy or national interest are acts of complicity. Selling arms across borders, stockpiling nuclear weapons, and calling it “deterrence” is nothing less than a violation of global peace.
Let it be clear: this conflict is not just an issue between India and Pakistan. It is part of a broader pattern of militarism that is destroying communities, ecosystems, and the possibility of coexistence across the globe. War does not stop at borders. In an era of climate crisis, it only deepens our shared catastrophe.
To the governments of both nations, we say this:
Stop the war.
Water is not a weapon.
The answer to terrorism and conflict is not military retaliation, but peace and justice.
May 7, 2025
International Committee, Green Party Korea (GPK)