Non-Aligned Movement : Unipolar World and Beyond

Contents: Preface. 1. Evolution of non-aligned movement. 2. Non-alignment and foreign policy perspectives of India, Yugoslavia and Egypt. 3. Non-aligned at the Summits : 1961-89. 4. Post-Cold War non-aligned summits: 1992-2003. 5. The Afghan crisis : failure of the NAM and the non-aligned. 6. The Indo-American nuclear co-operation : implications for India\'s foreign policy. 7. NAM--perspectives for the future. Appendices. Select bibliography.

"Non aligned originated in response to the complex challenges of Post Second World War World reality. Emerging from the nightmare of a global war, the world found itself on the threshold of an era of escalating international tensions and Cold War politics. Non-alignment was an anxious appeal to the nations of the world for a retreat to peace and sanity. The movement envisioned a radical restructuring of the principles and perceptions of international relations and policies. The initiative came in the 1950s from three nations - India, Yugoslavia and Egypt respectively represented by the three statesmen - Nehru, Tito and Nasser. From its modest beginnings at the Belgrade Conference in 1961, with a participation of 25 nations, the Non-aligned Movement has expanded to include 114 nations in the Kuala Lumpur Summit Conference in 2003." (jacket)