Do you think NAM has lost …

I think that even after the end of Cold War, NAM is still relevant today. This is because of the following reasosn:

• NAM was based on the principle that decolonised countries share a historical affiliation and can become powerful if they all come together
• NAM stressed on the idea that it is not necessary for small and poor countries in the world to follow any powerful country if they are able to follow any independent foreign policy
• NAM is also based on the value of democratise the international system by thinking about an alternative world order to address several issues such as poverty and existing inequalities.
• With the emergence of neo colonialism ( use of economic, political, cultural or other pressure to influence former colonies), many newly independent nations were unable to take concrete decisions in the economic fields due to the pressure exerted by the powerful nations and organisations like the World Bank, WTO, IMF etc.

• Under such circumstances, NAM came forward to help these countries in trying to asserting their economic rights.
• USA off late has emerged as a powerful nation. NAM has immense potentialities and experience to prevent the dominating of USA over countries like Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Thus, NAM still remains an important and powerful force which aims at achieving international peace, disarmament and economic development.