The Post-Cold War Global Politics: A Study of India's Role in Nonaligned Movement
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2018
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Central University of Punjab
Abstract
The post-Second World War confrontational bipolarity enforced infant decolonised
nations to adopt the policy of nonalignment to preserve their hard won sovereignty.
India as pioneer nation introduced the notion of nonalignment and contributed to
the development of Nonaligned Movement through prolonged collective
deliberations with Asian and African countries for global peace and equitable
global order. Using Nonaligned Movement's platform, India significantly gained her
security, national development, and world order interests but loses some strategic
interests during the war with China in 1962. However, being non-aligned, India has
constructed enough capacity to cope further security challenges through building
strategic alliances with suitable powers. India being a frequent participant country
in periodical summits of Nonaligned Movement has committed to its principles and
objectives. The end of the Cold War had posed several questions over its enduring
existence in the global politics. The post-Cold War unipolarity has made
Nonaligned Movement increasingly "responder" rather 'demander'. India's
increased economic, military and political weight in global politics in the 21st
century, realised New Delhi to calculate the potentials of Nonaligned Movement in
accordance with its aspiration of great power status. In this context, by all
reckoning, India is likely to be crediting the third world solidarity, nonetheless
passionate for multialignment with major powers to gain its commensurate office in
global governance.
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Global Politics, India, Nonalignment, Nonaligned Movement
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Kumar, Manish (2018) The Post-Cold War Global Politics: A Study of India's Role in Nonaligned Movement