Question

Which was the first country to initiate the policy of non-alignment?
A. India
B. China
C. Egypt
D. Yugoslavia

Answer 1

Hint:
The term “non-alignment” was coined by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1954. The country in which it was first introduced had its first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.


Complete answer:
-Non-alignment means the nation will not be aligned with or against any major power union.
-In the period of the Cold war, the evolving countries were concerned that they would be captivated by the power crusade between the West (United States) and the East (The Soviet Union). The governors of developing nations decided to start a movement where the countries would not be aligned with any major power blocs.
Let us review the options and discuss the answer.
Option A. The origin of the Non-Alignment Movement dates back to Asian Relations Meetings held in New Delhi in 1947 and the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1950. The Non-Alignment Movement was formally established in 1961 in Belgrade. It implies that India started the idea of NAM.
Options B, C, and D. By 1955, several countries like China, Yugoslavia, and Egypt Cambodia accepted the principles of NAM. Hence, these options are incorrect as the NAM policy first originated in 1947.

Therefore the answer is A. India


Additional Information: -

-The principles of NAM are popularly known as Panchsheel or “the five principles”. It was originally formulated by the then Premier of China Zhou Enlai. It was primarily focused on Sino-Indian foreign policies.
-Nehru needed India to follow the NAM policy since he needed India to ward off the power of governmental issues of gatherings adjusted against each other. He felt that the critical need of the Afro-Asian nations was to utilize every one of their assets for the government assistance of their kin and not be utilized by the super-forces to serve their worldwide advantages.



Note:
Non-Alignment does not imply neutrality or neutralism or isolation from International affairs. The non-aligned nations will actively participate in international affairs through means of peaceful and just communication and by maintaining moral codes.
-Non-aligned movement is a union of 120 developing nations and the second largest union after the United Nations.