Question

What is the main reason for the formation of non alignment movement? Who is the main architect of non alignment movement

Answer 1

Non Alignment Movement was formed to safeguard the interest of developing countries which have recently gained their independence, in the wake of the Cold War.

Explanation:

• After the end of Second World War, there was a wave of decolonisation in which many of the countries including India gained her independence.
• There was a pressure on the newly independent Asian and African nations to choose between the two superpowers the United States of America and the Soviet Union in the wake of the Cold War.
• To avoid choosing sides, many of such countries argued that they would abstain from choosing allies between these superpowers.
• The chief architect of the Non Alignment Movement was the then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Ahmed Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the President of Egypt, and Marshall Tito, the President of Yugoslavia.

Answer 2

• the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa realised that aligning with any of the power blocks will not be in their large interest and would endanger world peace

• they wanted to enjoy their newly acquired freedom and wanted to solve their problems without outside interference

• The wanted to promote goodwill and cooperation among the nations of Asia and Africa

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Jawaharlal Nehru was the main person .