Non-Aligned

Origins of the NAM

The Non-aligned Movement is an organisation that includes many of the countries that rejected the opportunity to join the political blocs of the East and the West during the Cold War. Its main priorities are to ensure the peaceful coexistance of each member state and to respect its sovereignity, integrity and ability of each state to cope with its internal affairs intependantly, while trying to provide a haven for countries that are not aligned with others to collectively deal with More

Is the Non-Aligned Movement Still Relevant?

Non alignment, as the word says, means a decision of not associating yourself with any of the groups. Those people who follow non alignment remain neutral and do not support any of the groups in conflict, wether those debates are over land ownership or oil, they support the ideals of soverignty.

But the question remains- Is NAM a relevant body today?

Nihal Rodrigo, a former secretary-general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) feels that NAM has More