Gandhi was great advocate of true and non-violence.  According to him, a person who tied with truth during his/her action is a Satyagrahi and every act of his/her is Satyagrah.  According to him, a satyagrahi must never forget the distinction between evil and the evil-doer. According to him, Satyagrah is a basic tool of conflict resolution in a society. For a satyagrahi, he should negotiate a settlement without compromising his basic principles. 

 The Gandhian Satyagraha goes beyond the process of conflict resolution to conflict transformation as it advocates integration at a deeper level and the transformation of the self and the others. Satyagraha entails the process of achievement of self-realisation and the unity of existence in a society.

 Gandhian Satyagraha and conflict resolution have disagreement on some issues, like the usage of third-party interventions. Gandhi opined that third party intervention should generally be rejected. He saw conflict resolution through Satyagrah as a medium through which the parties could develop a higher degree of awareness of themselves as well as of the other party. Third-party intervention would only rob the opponents of this opportunity. 

 In the field of conflict transformation, empowerment of the disputants is a key aspect. The third-party's role is a mere facilitator than a mediator.  Gandhi wanted the negotiation process to be a bilateral one, where the two parties are the decision-makers. It improves communication and develops trust and cooperation. However, essentially the aim of the Gandhian method of Satyagraha was the resolution of conflicts at the individual, social and political level.