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Introduction: Write about basic tenets on which NAM is build
Body: Write about the objectives of the NAM, and India’s position and emerging global order. Explain the relevance of

NAM

Conclusion: Write a conclusion discussing how Philosophy of NAM is evergreen

Ans: India's significant size, economic strength, and diplomatic influence have positioned it as one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). India's role in the movement has been integral in promoting Third World Solidarity, particularly among newly independent countries.

Objectives

1. NAM has sought to "create an independent path in world politics that would not result in member States becoming pawns in the struggles between the major powers."
2. It identifies the right of independent judgment, the struggle against imperialism and neo-colonialism, and the use of moderation in relations with all big powers as the three basic elements that have influenced its approach.
3. At present, an additional goal is facilitating a restructuring of the international economic order.

India’s Position

1. India being a founder and largest member in NAM was an active participant in NAM meetings till 1970s but India’s inclination towards erstwhile USSR created confusions in smaller members. It led to the weakening of NAM and small nations drifted towards either US or USSR.
2. Further disintegration of USSR led the unipolar world order dominated by US. India’s New Economic Policy and inclination towards US raised questions over India’s seriousness over non alignment.
3. Prime Minister of India skipped the 17th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit held in Venezuela in 2016, it was only second such instance when Head of a state didn’t participate in NAM conference.
4. India is striving hard for a multipolar world order and asserting itself as one of the player. Multi polar world order is very much closed to NAM principles.

Emerging Global Order

1. NAM has to adopt and change itself to suit the newly emerging challenges and geopolitics such as:
2. World has again moved towards bi-polarity, one led by US and other by China-Russia. The war torn syria is prime example of this, where both US and Russia is asserting power.
3. The escalating tension in Indo-pacific region due to China’s assertion and US acting as a counterweight to check the Chinese expansionist policy.
4. The large scale migration in Europe and Asia due to the unstable regimes and ethnic conflict in different parts of world.
5. Issue of global climate change and occurence of catastrophic disasters raising demand to form global consensus to deal with it.

Relevance of NAM

NAM continues to hold relevance as a platform and due to its principles.

1. World peace - NAM has played an active role in preserving world peace.It still stands by its founding principles, idea and purpose i.e. to establish the peaceful and prosperous world. It prohibited invasion of any country, promoted disarmament and a sovereign world order.
2. Territorial integrity and sovereignty - NAM stands with this principle and proved its repeated relevance with the idea of preserving the independence of every nation.
3. Third World nations - Third world countries fighting against socio-economic problems since they have been exploited for a long time by other developed nations, NAM acted as a protector for these small countries against the western hegemony.

NAM as a concept can never be irrelevant, principally it provides a strong base to foreign policy of its members.

It should be seen as “Strategic Autonomy”, which is the need of the hour of today’s world. The principles of NAM still can guide the nations towards it.NAM is a platform where India can assert its soft power and provide an active leadership and by being a torchbearer for smaller countries at multilateral platforms

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