Question

Mention any two objectives of the Non
-Aligned Movement.

Answer 1

The Non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. After the Jallianwala Bagh incident, Gandhi started the Non-Cooperation movement. It aimed to resist British occupation in India through nonviolent means

Answer 2

Architects or founders of NAM

• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ( India )
• Sukarno ( Indonesia )
• Gamal Abdel Nasser ( Egypt )
• Joseph Broze Tito ( Yugoslavia )

Non - aligned movement is the policy of a sovereign state according to which  it does not align itself with any of the power blocs and at the same time actively participates in international cooperation , harmony etc.

The aims or objectives of NAM are as follows :

• To eliminate all causes which could directly or indirectly lead to war .
• To build NIEO ( New International Economic Order .
• To protect human rights.
• To promote scientific culture .
• To preserver culture and traditions.
• To strengthen world peace.
• To strengthen U.N .
• To discourage rearmament.

NAM had these features :

• It was opposed to any military alliance .
• It opposed racialism .
• It meant active participation rather passiveness.
• It promoted international peace .