Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

The first summit of NAM was held in

(1) New Delhi in September 1962
(2) Belgrade in September 1961
(3) Bangladesh in March 1964
(4) Indonesia in February 1965

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - 2 [Belgrade in September 1961]

The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in September 1961. Nehru was a co-founder of the NAM

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Nehru had been an ardent advocate of Asian unity. Under his leadership, India convened the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947, five months ahead of attaining its independence. India made earnest efforts for the early realisation of freedom of Indonesia from the Dutch colonial regime by convening an international conference in 1949 to support its freedom struggle. India was a staunch supporter of the decolonisation process and firmly opposed racism, especially apartheid in South Africa. The Afro-Asian conference held in the Indonesian city of Bandung in 1955, commonly known as the Bandung Conference, marked the zenith of India’s engagement with the newly independent Asian and African nations. The Bandung Conference later led to the establishment of the NAM. The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in September 1961. Nehru was a co-founder of the NAM.