Question

India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, avoided becoming an ally of either the United States or the Soviet Union. What is the name for this policy?

Superpower avoidance

Containment

Alignment

Nonalignment

Answer 1

Answer - Nonalignment

By not becoming an ally of either the United States or the Soviet Union states during the war, Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime minister of India), and Gamal Abdul Nasser (President of Egypt), considered themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. This is called nonalignment.