Question

Give any two factors responsible for the development of the policy of Non-Alignment.

Answer 1

The factors responsible for the development of the policy of Non-Alignment were:

1. It came into existence when the world was divided into two hostile groups led by the USA on one side and USSR on the other. They were having different ideologies and socio-economic systems, which were trying to gain influence through military alliances with other states leading to an insecure world.
2. The newly independent countries of Asia and Africa were determined to have their own perspectives of national and international interests.