Question

What did the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) stand for?

• A. NAM wanted to discuss the socio-economic problems faced by the recently independent countries.
• B. NAM opposed western hegemony on developing countries.
• C. Countries under NAM wanted to spread their culture to the West.
• D. Non-aligned countries wanted to ensure their national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Non-aligned countries wanted to ensure their national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

Nehru in the speech for NAM, discussed the core intentions of the superpowers, factors like western hegemony and neo-colonialism were discussed to declare these factors as a danger for a developing/recently independent nations. They also discussed the upliftment and the development of the countries under NAM and to decrease the socio-economic problems together.