Peace is Everybody's Business is about conflict prevention, hope and peace for the oppressed and alienated, and the imaginative use of soft-power to win back estranged communities into the social and political mainstream.
Past strategies in managing alienated societies have been derived from two extreme ideological positions-imprisoning those who take up arms against the stage, or ultra-liberalism, which is denounced as impractical. The author suggests an alternative strategy to reconcile these two extreme positions-a three-pronged strategy to achieve success by preventing conflict by addressing human security through human development, pursuing a policy of atonement and forgiveness, and eliminating trust deficit between the State and the marginalized.

The central focus of this strategy, which the author in his capacity as a General successfully executed in Operation Sadhbhavna, is the people. The author believes that killing is counterproductive and the army must change its role from 'winning wars' to 'preventing wars'.

Preface
The Signposts: Hope, Modernization and Non-Violence
Alienation: Poverty, Land, Culture and Politics
Muslim Alienation and National Mainstream
Conflict Prevention
Human Security
Centre of Gravity: The People
Winning the Hearts of Alienated Societies
Culture of Silence and Critical Consciousness
Women's Empowerment
Changing Role of the Military: Preventing Wars and Not Winning Wars
Re-Education of the Security Forces
Media's Public Interest Role?
Technology for Peace
Leading through Chaos and Uncertainty
Epilogue: The Unfinished Jasmine Revolutions and the Virtual Revolution: Lessons in Conflict Prevention Index