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Read this Passage and answer the questions below :
“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military blocs... It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes, but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all countries”. - Jawaharlal Nehru
- Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs?
- Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the principle of non-alignment? Give reasons for your answer,
- If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would have been unnecessary?
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Solution
- Nehru wanted to keep off military blocs to maintain friendly and peaceful relation with all nations of world as well as to maintain India’s uniqueness at international stage.
- No, the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty did not violate non-alignment because it was not to maintain military relations but to maintain diplomatic friendly relations.
- NAM emphasises on disarmament, decolonisation and terrorism except staying away from military blocs.
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