History & Civics
With reference to the Non-Aligned movement answer the following questions:
(a) What is meant by the Non-Aligned movement?
(b) Mention the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence (Panchsheel).
(c) In the context of Panchsheel what does Co-existence mean?
Answer
(a) The Non-Aligned movement means that nations which are non-aligned judge each issue on its own merits and do not toe the line of one or other super power. It was a means to stay away from cold war. It does not mean submission to what is considered as evil, instead it is a positive approach to problems that confront nations.
(b) The Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existing (Panchsheel) adopted at the Bandung conference are:
- Mutual respect for one another's territorial integrity.
- Mutual non-aggression.
- Non-interference in one another's internal affairs.
- Equality and working for each other's benefit.
- Peaceful Co-existence.
(c) In the context of Panchsheel, Co-existence means that "all nations and systems of government should exist side by side". In other words, no nation has a right to impose its system of governance or economic and social policies on other nations.
Related Questions
Why did Nehru want India to follow the Non-Aligned Policy?
Mention any two facts to suggest that Nehru played a key role in shaping and strengthening the Non-Aligned Movement.
With reference to the pioneers and objectives of the Non-aligned Movement answer the following questions:
(a) Name the four prominent architects (founding fathers) of the Non-Aligned Movement?
(b) Mention any four objectives of the Non-aligned Movement.
Answer the following questions:
(a) How did Nehru define Non-Alignment?
(b) What was Nehru's contribution to discussions at the Belgrade Conference in 1961?
(c) Give two examples when Nehru actually condemned aggression.
(d) How did Nehru's leadership help India establish itself as a powerful force in world affairs?