Answer: The Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) was a movement of newly independent nations that did not join either the American bloc or the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.
- It was founded mainly by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (India), Marshal Tito (Yugoslavia), Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt), Sukarno (Indonesia) and Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana).
- Its first summit was held at Belgrade in 1961 with 25 members; today it has about 120 member nations.
- Non-alignment meant an independent foreign policy, peaceful co-existence (Panchasheel), opposition to colonialism, racism and military pacts, and support to disarmament.
- NAM reduced Cold War tension, supported decolonisation in Asia and Africa and raised the voice of developing countries in world affairs.
