Question: Which one following would become the first Indian Prime Minister who has attended NAM summit?
(a) NarendraModi
(b) Manmohan Singh
(c) AtalBihari Vajpayee
(d) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer:(a)
Related facts:
- On May 4, 2020,Prime Minister NarendraModi participated in the virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held to enhance coordination of the member states in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
- The meeting is being convened at the initiative of President IlhamAliyev of Azerbaijan, in his capacity as the current chair of the movement.
- This would be the first time that the Indian Prime Minister would be attending a NAM summit-level meeting after taking office in 2014.
- PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to give the NAM summit in 2016 a skip. He did not attend the 2019 summit as well.
- The online session will conclude with a political declaration of the movement “uniting against Covid-19” as well as identified measures for enhanced coordination among NAM members in their common fight against Covid-19.
- India, on its part, has been extending assistance to many countries in ways of providing medicines and essential medical supplies to many countries.
- The summit-level meeting will also see participation from representatives of international organisations such as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Dr. TedrosAdhanomGhevreyesus, Director-General of WHO.
- Pakistan was represented by President ArifAlvi.
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM):
- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 developing world states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
- After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide.
Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pm-narendra-modi-to-participate-in-nam-virtual-summit-on-coronavirus-on-monday-1674032-2020-05-04
http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=387536