Issues with Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today
- The PM Modi administration views the NAM as a remnant of the Nehruvian era and now refers to its objectives using the term “strategic autonomy.” He has also skipped all but one NAM meeting, making him the first Indian prime minister to do so during their entirety.
- India has joined a number of organisations created around world powers in recent years, including the Quad around the United States and the SCO around Russia and China.
- Other NAM members like Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela are subject to strict Western sanctions, and India’s relations with them are also no longer as strong. The most obvious threat to NAM principles is terrorism.
- India’s issues with Pakistan, as well as Malaysia and other nations who have criticized India for its treatment of minorities, human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and other issues.
- Only two conference participants—Cyprus and Ethiopia—supported India in the conflict with China, confirming Nehru’s concerns.
- Other failures included the absence of collective self-reliance and action, as well as the failure to construct an egalitarian global informational or economic system. The current global order was too strong for the Movement to even ding it.
- When Nehru passed away, his idealistic outlook began to wane, and non-alignment under his successors evolved from pragmatism under Indira Gandhi to opportunism following the breakup of the Soviet Union to the semi-alignment of today.
- By philosophy, inclination, and threat perception, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party tends to be more aligned with the United States, whether under the hazy heading of the Indo-Pacific or otherwise.
Conclusion:
The NAM is still a significant and potent entity that works to promote world peace, disarmament, and economic growth. Non-Alignment has endured the test of time rather than losing its importance. But numerous local, regional, and notably territorial concerns between NAM’s member nations have not been resolved. It grew into a big lobbying organisation with grand, frequently idealistic speeches that had no effect. Therefore, this movement should focus more on addressing technology advancements, trade, economic cooperation, and climate change. NAM may serve as a global forum for emerging and smaller countries to voice their complaints and urge international reform.
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was established at the height of the Cold War, with the fall of the colonial order and the fights for the independence of the peoples of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world. The Movement’s early history saw substantial contributions from its actions to the decolonization process. A large number of peoples and countries eventually gained freedom and independence attributable to the decolonization process, which also resulted in the creation of numerous new sovereign States. These economies desire to combat both food insecurity and poverty. Africa and Asia, which had just gained their independence, were deeply infused with a sense of nationalism and were unwilling to compromise their freedom at any point. Neither bloc communism nor anti-communism was anything they wanted to combine. Jawahar Lal Nehru backed the “NON-Alignment Policy” because of this. According to Nehru, developing nations should prioritize growth and development over power politics. The Movement has constantly made a vital contribution to upholding global security and stability.
The Non-Alignment movement was founded by India. Three crucial figures in these movements were Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Marshal Tito of the former Yugoslavia, and Nasser of Egypt. In 1961, Belgrade hosted the inaugural Non-Alignment first summit. It began with 25 participants and has grown to be the largest informal, autonomous organisation with 120 members and 17 observers who reject bloc divides and sail ships of neutrality. In 1976’s fifth summit, the phrase “non-aligned movement” first arose, designating participating nations as “members of the movement.”
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