In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion:  Non-alignment policy of India was neither negative nor passive.
Reason: India was in favour of actively intervening in world affairs to support the USSR in the cold war competition.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

NAM is neither negative nor passive because the member countries of the movement did participate in world events. They had a negative approach towards military blocs but maintained friendly relations with first and second-world countries.

India’s policy was neither negative nor passive. As Nehru reminded the world, non-alignment was not a policy of ‘fleeing away’. On the contrary, India was in favour of actively intervening in world affairs to soften Cold War rivalries. India tried to reduce the differences between the alliances and thereby prevent differences from escalating into a full-scale war. Indian diplomats and leaders were often used to communicate and mediate between Cold War rivals such as in the Korean War in the early 1950s.