From NAM To NAM-2.0: Revisiting India’s Foreign Policy In A Shifting Landscape

Abstract

Nonalignment is frequently linked to the Cold War backdrop and the resulting superpower tensions. This is undoubtedly accurate in the sense that the Cold War reflected a selfcontradictory scenario created by the application of power orthodoxy to a radically changed
world landscape. The post-1945 period was defined by its proclivity for the expansion of sovereignties in an era of global interdependence. The Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) relevance has been questioned many times. The Cold War ended, but the economic gap between first and third world nations remains. As long as there is economic inequity, NAM is still important today. Indians used the phrase "non-alignment" to convey non-violent coexistence with other powers during the period of independence. NAM has also aided in maintaining global peace by transcending political and ideological gaps. Under this backdrop, the paper is trying to examine the relevance, failure, and success of the movement as a whole and also how India’s revival of India's national interests will be served by the NAM 2.0 policy in a changing security environment.