Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: The Cold War Era

Question:

Who said that Non-alignment is not a policy of 'fleeing away'?

Options:

Kwame Nkrumah

Gamal Abdul Nasser

Josip Broz Tito

Jawarharlal Nehru

Correct Answer:

Jawarharlal Nehru

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (4) – Jawarharlal Nehru

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.