8th Class Social Science India After Independence Question Bank Independence and Aftermath - Long answer Type Question

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    Explain what is NAM and why India joined it?

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    The NAM organisation was founded by the leaders of Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Yugoslavia and India. Their action to not give any favour to any of the two power blocs is called as 'The Initiative of Five'. Its members were countries that had acquired freedom recently and did not want to be aligned with any of these power blocs because it could endanger their freedom. The NAM clearly stated that each country had the right to follow an independent foreign policy without intervention of any country. India did not want to be aligned with either of the power blocs. It joined the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) launched in 1961.


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