ചേരിചേരാ പ്രസ്ഥാനം [The Rise and Growth of the Non-Aligned Movement]

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an international organization that unites countries that proclaim non-participation in military-political blocs and groups as the basis of their foreign policy.

 The beginning of the development of NAM as a new trend in the system of international relations was laid by the Bandung Conference of 1955. From the Lusaka Conference (Zambia, September 1970; 54 states), the stage of the establishment of NAM as one of the institutions in the system of international relations began.  In the conditions of the Cold War, using the contradictions between the West and the East, NAM achieved concessions from both military-political blocs, first at the subregional and regional levels, and then on a global scale.  NAM is an association of states between which there are deep political and ideological contradictions; as a result, it does not have a clear structure and organization.  DN has no charter and budget.  Decisions taken by consensus at summits or ministerial conferences are advisory in nature.  NAM does not have a permanent secretariat or other structure.  The chairing state plays a major role in the preparation of forums and the conduct of current affairs.  An important coordination mechanism is the troika, which includes the previous, current and future chairmen.  In 2006, 116 countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Oceania were members of the NAM.