Third world and non-aligned movement in the age of globalization : opportunities and challenges /
Vinod Kumar Chahar
- New Delhi : ICSSR, 2014
- vii, 178p. ;
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The Third World is a term used to refer to various titles such as "The South," "Less Developing Countries," and "Non-aligned Nations." However, the most appropriate term for the Third World is "Non-aligned Nations," as it is the strongest and most important platform for the Third World. The Non-aligned Movement (NAM) aimed to save Third World countries from military alliances and promote them to follow independent states. The organization's purpose, as stated in the Havana Declaration of 1979, was to ensure the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of non-aligned countries in their struggle against imperialism, colonialism, racism, Zionism, and all forms of aggression, occupation, domination, as well as against great power and bloc politics. India is the pioneer of this movement.
The emergence of Panch Sheel in 1954 was an important landmark in the development of the Third World. India's attempt to project its moral approach became a sustained propaganda offensive with the five principles of Panchsheel being offered as a solution to the world's problems. They were first launched in a trade and communications agreement for Tibet between India and China, based on the principles of mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality, and mutual benefit. In summary, the Third World is a term used to refer to developing countries that were not aligned with either the capitalist First World or communist Second World during the Cold War era, and the NAM played a crucial role in promoting their independence and sovereignty.