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What is the relevance of the Non-aligned Movement after the end of Cold War? Explain.

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Analyse India's changing relationship with post-Communist Russia.

 

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Non-alignment movement originated in 1961. The main aim of the non-alignment countries was to keep distance from politics based upon groupism. At that time, the world was divided into capitalist bloc or American bloc and communist bloc or Russian bloc. The main aim of non - alignment was to keep away from both the blocs. The contemporary international system has rapidly changed from a system characterized by cold war tensions to a system moving towards peace, security, co-operation and development.

The non-aligned movement asserted its continued relevance and its determination to uphold the objective to oppose and struggle against injustice, inequality and under development. NAM is committed to work for the removal of economic inequalities between the developed and the developing countries. It is necessary:

(1) For securing a place of dignity, honour and equality for the developing countries.

(2) For the establishment of the New International

Economic Order.

(3) For the democratization of the international system and it?s functioning.

(4) For   the    progress    of   disarmament and denuclearization. These objectives are of long term nature, hence NAM is destined to remain alive, active and relevant.

Summing up, we can say that the emergency of unipolarism both in the power structure and ideology has not reduced the relevance of NAM in international relations. The Non-Aligned countries continue to follow it and are taken to strengthen it. Thus it continues to be fully relevant even today.

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India?s relations with Russia are cordial and friendly. In January, 1993 new treaty of friendship and cooperation was designed to guide the path of Indo-Russian relations for the next 20 years. In December, 1994 Russian Prime Minister visited India and during his visit, India and Russia signed 8 agreements covering such vital areas as defence, technology and space exploration.

In June, 1998 India and Russia signed Nuclear Pact. On June 29, 2000 India and Russia signed a number of agreements on Indo-Russian Defence co-operation. On 2nd October, 2000 President Putin visited India. India and Russia signed ten agreements. Russian President visited India in January 2007 and during this visit, he signed nine memorandums of co-operation. Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visited Moscow on December 2009. During his visit, both countries signed comprehensive civil nuclear pact. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited India on December 21, 2010. The two countries signed a record 29 deals. The Russian President endorsed Indian candidature for permanent UN Security Council seat.