‘The Non-Aligned Movement was formed during the Cold War, largely on the initiative of the then Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito. NAM originated as an organisation of the third world countries which did not seek to formally align themselves with either of the two world blocks i.e. the United States or the Soviet Union but wanted to remain independent or neutral. The United States, West European nations and their allies represented the first world countries while the newly formed nations after Second World War were termed as third world countries. Read More…