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Q48 (CDS-II/2014) International Relations & Global Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings › Intergovernmental groupings Answer Verified

Consider the following statements relating to the Non-Alignment Move- ment : 1. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was created and founded during the collapse of the colonial system and the independence struggles of the peoples of Africa, Asia, Latin America and other regions of the world and at the height of the Cold War. 2. The First Summit of the Move- ment of Non-Aligned Countries was convened by the leaders of India, Indonesia, • Egypt, Syria and Yugoslavia at Belgrade on September 1-6, 196 1. 3. During the early days of the Move- ment, its actions were a key factor in the decolonization process, which led later to the attainment of freedom by many countries and to the founding of several new sovereign States. 4. The fundamental principle of the movement is to maintain equal distance from both the super powers by joining the military alliances of both the blocs. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) emerged during the Cold War and the collapse of colonial systems, driven by independence struggles in Africa, Asia, and Latin America [3]. The First Summit was held in Belgrade in September 1961 [4]. While the core leadership included Nehru (India), Sukarno (Indonesia), Nasser (Egypt), and Tito (Yugoslavia), the fifth founding leader was Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, not a leader from Syria [2]. Statement 2 is technically correct in its timing and core leadership, though Syria was a participant rather than a primary convener. NAM played a pivotal role in the decolonization process, fostering Afro-Asian solidarity [3]. Crucially, the movement's fundamental principle is the active refusal to join military alliances or power blocs, directly contradicting statement 4, which suggests joining both [4]. Thus, statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 15: The World after World War II > Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) > p. 251
  2. [3] Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: Indi External Relations > Afro-Asian unity > p. 58
  3. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 36: The Evolution of Nationalist Foreign Policy > p. 627
  4. [2] Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: Indi External Relations > p. 54
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