Non-Aligned Movement

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Non Aligned Movement

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• Prime Minister participated in the Virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit through Video Conferencing on May 4, 2020. The summit discussed the enhanced coordination of the member states in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

About:

Non Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 developing world states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.

• NAM represents the biggest grouping of countries outside the United Nations comprising 120 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

• Drawing on the principles agreed at the Bandung Conference in 1955, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries was founded on a wider geographical basis at the First Summit Conference of Belgrade, which was held on September 1-6, 1961.

• India is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which was established in 1961 with 29 members.

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