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The Non-Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement is an independent movement that enables nations to follow their own policies without joining either the Western capitalist bloc or Eastern communist bloc during the Cold War. It originated from a meeting in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955 and was officially formed in 1961 in Belgrade. Led by Nehru, Tito, Nasser, and Sukarno, the Non-Aligned Movement operates based on five principles of mutual respect, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, and peaceful co-existence.

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The Non-Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement is an independent movement that enables nations to follow their own policies without joining either the Western capitalist bloc or Eastern communist bloc during the Cold War. It originated from a meeting in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955 and was officially formed in 1961 in Belgrade. Led by Nehru, Tito, Nasser, and Sukarno, the Non-Aligned Movement operates based on five principles of mutual respect, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, and peaceful co-existence.

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THE NON-ALIGNED

MOVEMENT

The Non-Aligned Movement

Non-Alignment

Non-Alignment is an independent
movement that enables each nation to
follow its own policies without joining
either of the superpower blocs. This has
become one of the biggest peace
movements in the world.

Non-aligned countries

After the end of World War II, the two


major power blocs emerged, the Western
or Capitalist bloc and the Eastern or
Communist bloc. When most countries in
the world were aligning themselves with
either the capitalist block or the communist
bloc. Few countries decided to remain
neutral. They decided not to align with any
major power bloc.

The Third World countries

As these countries were not aligned to any


bloc, they came to be known as “non-
aligned.”These countries were also known
as the Third World countries. The term
“Third World” describes countries that
were not aligned either with capitalist
block or the communist bloc.

These countries decided to organize


themselves into a group, which they called
the 'Non-Alignment Movement,' or
“NAM” for short. The phrase 'non-aligned'
was first used to represent the doctrine by
Indian diplomat and statesman V. K.
Krishna Menon in 1953, at the United
Nations.
Formation

Representatives of the African and Asian


countries assembled at Bandung in
Indonesia in 1955.The Non-Aligned
Movement was initiated here. The draft
proposal was prepared at Brion in
Yugoslavia in 1956, and NAM officially
came into being at the Belgrade conference
in 1961. In 2011, the movement had 120
members and 17 observer countries.

The Non-Aligned Movement was founded


by Jawaharlal Nehru from India, Josip
Broz Tito from Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel
Nasser from Egypt, and Sukarno from
Indonesia.This Movement is based on five
principles, called the Panchsheel.

The Panchsheel
• Mutual respect for each other's
territorial integrity and sovereignty
• Mutual non-aggression
• Mutual non-interference in each other's
internal affairs.
• Equality and mutual benefit
• Peaceful co-existence

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