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Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

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What are the main features of non-aligned Country? select correct option.

A

It is not aligned to any of the power blocs.

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It retains its freedom to take independent foreign policy decisions.

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It supported all kind of military alliance like NATO, SEATO, Warsaw Pact, etc.

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All of the above

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The correct options are
A It is not aligned to any of the power blocs.
B It retains its freedom to take independent foreign policy decisions.
The main features of non-aligned Country are:
It is not aligned to any of the power blocs.
It retains its freedom to take independent foreign policy decisions.
It is opposed to any kind of military alliance like NATO, SEATO, Warsaw Pact, etc.

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Q. Read this passage and answer the questions below:

“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military blocs….It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes, but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all countries.” — Jawaharlal Nehru

(a) Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs?
(b) Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the principle of non-alignment? Give reasons for your answer.
(c) If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would have been unnecessary?

Q. This policy was followed by the Indian government during the Cold War. It implied remaining neutral and not aligning its interests to that of the two blocs of the United States (US) and the United Socialist Soviet Republic (USSR). This policy enabled India to run an independent foreign policy. This policy soon became the foundation of India's foreign policy post the Cold War. Identify this policy.

Q. The nations following the Non-Alignment policy would remainwith the power blocs and follow an foreign policy.

Q. Mark correct or wrong against each of the following statements that describe the features of the military alliances formed by the superpowers.

a) Member countries of the alliance are to provide bases in their respective lands for the superpowers.
b) Member countries to support the superpowers both in terms of ideology and military strategy.
c) When a nation attacks any member country, it is considered as an attack on all the member countries.
d) Superpowers assist all the member countries to develop their own nuclear weapons.

Q. Assertion [A]: One of the main reasons that motivated the nations that were members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) not to align with any of the power blocs was to maintain peace.

Reason [R]: The Non-Aligned Countries did not want another world war that would lead to destruction.

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