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TopicNon aligned movement

Topic: Non aligned movement

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

How Nehru combated anti-India sentiment in West Asia—distanced himself from Israel

In ‘The Nehru Years’, Swapna Kona Nayudu looks at the history of non-alignment through the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Hungarian revolution and the Congo Crisis.

Modi had turned his back on NAM and SAARC. Covid brings them back on his table

The coronavirus crisis left global leaders scratching their heads. But Modi saw an opportunity and launched a diplomatic blitzkrieg — first with SAARC, then with NAM.

Modi slams Pakistan at NAM meet, says some countries busy spreading ‘other deadly viruses’

PM Modi calls for a ‘new template of globalisation’ after the Covid pandemic ends, wants WHO to build healthcare capacity in developing countries.

India’s foreign policy needs strategic autonomy and more ambition, experts say

Journalist Suhasini Haidar and former Indian ambassador to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhyay were speaking at session hosted by Centre for Policy Research.

India is no longer non-aligned: Pragmatic shift or high-risk gamble?

India’s foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday said that the country is no longer a ‘non-aligned’ state, and follows issue-based alignment. This signals a...

India is no longer ‘non-aligned’, says Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said India follows a policy of issue-based alignment, and should strive to be part of the rule-making process.

V.K. Krishna Menon, the ‘evil genius’ behind the non-aligned movement

Considered close to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru, Menon is said to have played a major role in setting up India's arms industry.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.