History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2013 History
The major determinant(s) of the policy of non-alignment was/were:
AAnti-racialism
BAnti-imperialism
CBoth (a) and (b) ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Both (a) and (b) — Both anti-racialism and anti-imperialism shaped non-alignment, so the answer is both of these.
Explanation
★Both anti-racialism and anti-imperialism shaped non-alignment, so the answer is both of these.
★India's non-alignment grew out of its own struggle against colonial rule.
★It firmly opposed imperialism in all its forms across the world.
★It also stood strongly against racialism, as seen in its protest over apartheid.
★So both ideals together were major determinants of the policy.
★Non-alignment let India keep an independent voice in world affairs.
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