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India and Indonesia shift strategic focus beyond the Non-Aligned Movement
India and Indonesia shift strategic focus beyond the Non-Aligned Movement
Recent joint statements between India and Indonesia have not mentioned the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), despite both countries being founding members, according to an analysis in The Diplomat. NAM was absent from statements…
Recent joint statements between India and Indonesia have not mentioned the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), despite both countries being founding members, according to an analysis in The Diplomat. NAM was absent from statements issued during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta and President Prabowo Subianto's visit to India in January 2025. Those discussions instead covered the Indo-Pacific, BRICS, ASEAN, maritime security, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, supply chains and Global South cooperation.
The analysis frames this shift as reflecting a move toward strategic autonomy pursued through several overlapping groupings and issue-based partnerships rather than through a single Cold War-era movement. Principles linked to the 1955 Bandung Conference, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful dispute settlement, are described as still relevant to both countries' diplomacy, even as the institutional label of non-alignment recedes from official statements.
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The piece is an interpretive argument by a single publication rather than a report of new events, so its central claim, that NAM's absence signals a deeper shift rather than incidental drafting, rests on the author's reading of joint statements rather than on-the-record confirmation from either government. The analysis itself cautions that the omission is not conclusive evidence either country has abandoned NAM. Readers should treat the framing as one informed perspective on foreign policy language rather than a settled account of India or Indonesia's strategic doctrine, pending any official statement clarifying NAM's current standing.
Source: thediplomat.com
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