Which of the following statements are correct in reference to 'Neutrality' in international politics?

A- Neutrality refers principally to a policy of staying out of war.
B- States practising neutrality help to end a war.
C- Non-alignment was seen as synonymous with neutrality.
D- Non-aligned states, including India, were actually involved in wars for various reasons.
E- Non-aligned countries worked to prevent war between others and tried to end wars that had broken out.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A, D and E

The correct answer is Option2 - A, D and E

The following are the given statements:

A- Neutrality refers principally to a policy of staying out of war. (CORRECT)
B- States practising neutrality help to end a war. (INCORRECT)
C- Non-alignment was seen as synonymous with neutrality. (INCORRECT)
D- Non-aligned states, including India, were actually involved in wars for various reasons. (CORRECT)
E- Non-aligned countries worked to prevent war between others and tried to end wars that had broken out. (CORRECT)

"Non-alignment is also not neutrality. Neutrality refers principally to a policy of staying out of war (Statement A). States practising neutrality are not required to help end a war. They do not get involved in wars and do not take any position on the appropriateness or morality of a war. Non-aligned states, including India, were actually involved in wars for various reasons (Statement D). They also worked to prevent war between others and tried to end wars that had broken out (Statement E)."

Statement B and C are incorrect as:

States practising neutrality are not required to help end a war. (Correct version Statement B)

Non-alignment is also not neutrality. (Correct version of Statement C)