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relevance of NAM in the present situations

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Answered by jatinchauhan615
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Non-alignment movement is one of the major foreign policy developed and adopted during the cold war era

NAM founded during the height of Soviet-Us confrontation in the mid 1950's. Its political bearing has diminished in the post-cold war environment with the disintegration of USSR but NAM is still relevant in today's international environment.

Now the present world scenario is in a slow but steady pace. Uni-polar is slowly shifting to multi-polar world. And eager to look into matter of global economic issues. Even G8 realized that they cannot withstand without developing nations in this phase of acute crisis. So NAM an non-aligned system can play a big role in controlling and changing the present international environment. With the passage of timeNAM emerged as a political personality of its own. It survived the cold war and out-living it. The relevance of NAM can be traced from the following points-

Preservation of the world peace-NAM after so many years of foundation it still abide by its founding principles, idea and purpose i.e. to establish peaceful and prosperous world. It promoted disarmament and even prohibited invasion of any country, henceforth creation a sovereign world order.

Preservation of territorial integrity and sovereignty-Nam proved its repeated relevance with the ideal of preserving independence of every nation. This policy will survive long lasting till the time sovereign nation state exists irrespective of any periodical, marginal changes, in the existing system all over the world. It has repeated relevance in every stage till the concept of international relation exists. So weather world is uni-polar, multi-polar or bi-polar NAM as policy will grow stronger.

Platform of Third World nations-Third world countries fighting against sociological- economical problems since they have been exploited for long time by other developed nation, after end of colonization their new motives is to look forward for development. In this situation NAM acted as a protector for these new formed small countries against the western hegemony. Not only this it empowers the member states to take its own decisions without any external influence.

Support of UN-NAM total strength compromises of 118 developing countries and most of them being member of UN general assembly. IT represents 2/3 members of general assembly hence NAM members act as important vote blocking group in UN.

promoting equitable world order-NAM promotes equitable world order. It specifies same ideal foreign policy for all nation. It act as bridge between political difference existing in the international environment. It arose as consensual policy on burning topic of current world politics to which the vast majority of nation could subscribe.

Check on big power ambitions-NAM constitute of 120 developing nation and this overwhelming strength of this third world nation act as a check on big power ambitions. It stood as a unifying force against the traditional foreign policy of great powers and strictly restricts imperialism, nationalism and universal-ism.

Base of South-South co-operation-NAM act as catalyst to foster the co-operation between south -south nation. It raises issues that is of major concern for the south countries. It initiate economic, political and social development corners to achieve the desired result of moving from developing to developed nations.

Integral part of foreign policy-NAM as foreign policy is very much relevant till today even after the disintegration of USSR. Many developing nation including India still follows NAM policy as its major international and foreign policy tool. The policy to avoid colonization and imperialism continues to remain valid for all small and developing countries.

Peaceful settlement of International disputes-NAM since its foundation act as platform that protects the interest of developing countries. It protect it from the huge and influential power in the international sphere, so if disputes arises between developed and developing nation at any point of concerned topic then NAM act as platform which negotiate and conclude disputes peacefully securing the favorable decisions for each member nation.

Alternative world power-NAM with passage of time emerged as the alternative world power. With its strength and its motive to democratize the international system proved its qualification as alternative world order which would promote equality and peace all over the world and even provide new dynamics to the existing world's politics.

Voice of developing nations-NAM is emerging as majority day by day, each year its strength increases which act as a force and give its members to put their point on international issues. For example-NAM recently challenges the Ban-ki-moon decisions on srilanka panel plausible.



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