About NAM Summit:
- The 19th NAM Summit was held under Uganda's leadership in Kampala. Uganda has taken over as chair from Azerbaijan, to run until 2027.
- Theme: ‘Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.’
- Key discussions at the summit:
- Israel-Hamas war
- India’s “Vishwaa Mitra” initiative
- A call for multipolar world
About Non-Aligned Movement:
- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an alliance of developing nations that refuses to identify with any major superpower.
- It was established in 1961 at the height of the Cold War. Whereas it started with the Bandung Conference held in Indonesia in 1955.
- Current members:
- 120 countries: 53 from Africa, 39 from Asia, 26 from Latin America and the Caribbean and two from Europe.
- It also includes the non-UN member state of Palestine, 17 other observer countries, and 10 observer organizations.
- India is one of the founding members.
- After the United Nations, NAM is the second-largest grouping of nations.
- NAM does not have a permanent secretariat or a formal founding charter, act, or treaty
- The summit usually takes place every three years.
