The Non-Aligned Movement derived its initial strength by buffering Third World countries from being coerced into choosing between the Soviet and American blocs during the Cold War. But now those very founding principles may be obstructing it from charting a new direction, writes WANI MUTHIAH.
WHEN the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was first established, it was clearly defined as being a platform to represent the collective views of Third World nations which had neither the political clout nor economic brawn to individually face possible repercussions of the Cold War that was being waged between the Soviet Union and the US.