How did the policy of non-alignment reflect the aspirations of India and other newly independent nations to maintain their sovereignty and resist colonial pressures?

The beginning of cold war coincided with the independence of India with NAM alignment movement being India's response to the global dipolar politics. Founding Member of NAM: - T.I. Nehru India - Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt - Kwame Nkrumah Ghana - Sukarn Indonesia Non Alignment: Aspirations of India a Sovereignty 1) Helped India to bypass the influence of USA and USSR 2) Allowed India to follow the mixed economy model, instead of pure capitalism or communism 3) Asserted India as the leader of developing world countries b Resist colonial Pressures 1) NAM allowed India to prevent neo-colonializing tendencies of the new geopolitical bodies 2) Elevated India's position key allowing access to negotiation platforms Eg: Nepal helped intermediate the Korean crisis 3) Helped to gain benefits from both superpowers => India and other newly independent countries became newly stakes.