The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was established in 1962 under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia.
The purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement was enumerated in the 1979 Havana Declaration to ensure “the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries” in their struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism and all forms of foreign subjugation.
It was formed as an alternative to joining either of the power blocs of U.S.A. and U.S.S.R, which emerged after World War II. It played a vital role during the Cold War era in pre-serving world peace and security.
The relevance of NAM somewhat diminished after the disintegration of U.S.S.R. and the end of the Cold War but today the world has again moved towards bi-polarity, with the U.S. and China-Russia as the main players. Thus, the relevance of NAM continues.
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