World history/WHME103/Developing world/Nehru

Reading

Read the below speech. Indian Prime Minister Nehru was a key leader at the Asia-Africa Conference in 1955, to which the Non-Aligned Movement can trace its origins. In this speech, Nehru argues that developing nations should not ally with either the US or the USSR in the Cold War. Instead, developing nations should cooperate with each other for their mutual benefit.

As you read this primary source material, consider the following questions:

• What reasons does Nehru give for not aligning with the 'Great Powers'?

• Do you agree with Nehru's perspective?

'Prime Minister Nehru: Speech to Bandung Conference Political Committee, 1955', Modern History Sourcebook.

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• At the last summit in 2012, NAM had 120 members ...

• Since the end of the Cold War ...

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