how did India play a crucial role in the non-aligned movement during the cold war period? explain.

India’s response during the Cold War as the leader of NAM was twofold:

• It took extreme care in staying away from the two alliances.
• It raised its voice against newly independent nations becoming part of the two blocs.

Some features of India’s foreign policy associated with NAM during the Cold War were

• India’s policy was neither negative nor passive. India was actively involved in world affairs and sought to end the Cold War rivalries.
• She took steps to resolve differences between alliances and thus at times prevented countries from being involved in full-scale war.
• Indian diplomats mediated between the Cold War rivals during the Korean War.
• India tried to actively involve those countries and organisations in regional and world politics which were not the part of the Cold War alliances.