Satyagraha

'Satyagraha' a name he had coined from his native Gujarati and which, I suspected, meant much more at least in the Hindu consciousness, than civil disobedience, passive resistance, non-cooperation and non-violence, though it encompassed all of these. It seemed to me .... that it had to do also with something more subtle - and fundamental: the search for truth, for the essence of the spirit, for some way of decency in human intercourse, and - all in all - offering to man something very new, something that so far had eluded him, a moral and indeed a practical alternative to oppression, violence, war."
William L. Shirer "Gandhi, a Memoir"

Is there a place for 'Satyagraha' in today's world? How could it work? As India itself moves towards a more prominent role in the global economic markets could it be the torchbearer for this message of non-violence and respect for humanity... a message so aredently preached by the father of their nation that has long been overlooked in our violently divided world.
As the crisis in the Middle East grows more desperate, can we learn from the example of the Mahatma Gandhi? Can his teachings be relevant in today's world? Could they inspire a movement towards more peaceful methods of conflict resolution?