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Kiren Rijiju to Lead India at NAM Anniversary Summit
India will send Minister Kiren Rijiju to an important meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.
The meeting celebrates 65 years since the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.
NAM is a group of 121 developing countries.
It began with Asian and African countries working together at the Bandung Conference in 1955.
The group supports countries making their own decisions and living peacefully with others.
India helped found NAM and says its ideas are still important.
The meeting will discuss what NAM can teach the world today.
India has also called for countries to cooperate more strongly against terrorism.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju will lead India’s delegation at a high-level NAM meeting in Belgrade from August 31 to September 1.
The meeting marks the 65th anniversary of NAM’s first summit and will focus on its legacy in today’s world.
India, a founding member, said it remains committed to NAM’s principles and values.
NAM originated at the 1955 Bandung Conference and was formally established in Belgrade six years later.
India has urged NAM members to strengthen cooperation against cross-border terrorism and adopt zero tolerance toward terrorism.
- Who
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will lead India’s delegation; the meeting will bring together representatives of Non-Aligned Movement countries.
- What
- A High-Level Commemorative Meeting marking the 65th anniversary of NAM’s first summit will be held.
- Where
- Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.
- When
- August 31 to September 1; the article does not specify the year of the commemorative meeting.
- Why
- To commemorate NAM’s first Conference of Heads of State or Government and discuss the legacy of non-alignment in today’s world.
Key facts
- Indian delegation leader
- Kiren Rijiju, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister
- Meeting
- High-Level Commemorative Meeting
- Dates
- August 31-September 1
- Location
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Theme
- The Legacy of Non-Alignment: Lessons for Today’s World
- NAM membership
- 121 developing countries
- India’s position
- India is a founding member and remains committed to NAM’s principles and values
Quotes
Kirti Vardhan Singh
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs who addressed the NAM ministerial meeting in Kampala
“Terrorism is a shared threat that can be addressed only through deeper international cooperation. For decades, India has been a victim of barbaric cross-border terrorist attacks, most recently on April 22, 2025, when innocent tourists were slaughtered in Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir.”
thehansindia.com
“It is imperative that the Non-Aligned Movement display zero tolerance for terrorism. Any sponsorship, support, justification or cover-up of terrorism will come back to bite those who do so,”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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