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What was the Bandung Conference and why was it important?
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What part did India play in the Non-Aligned Movement?
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Answer
India was one of the founders of the movement and Jawaharlal Nehru was among its chief architects. India shaped the principles of Panchsheel, hosted the seventh summit at New Delhi in 1983 when Indira Gandhi chaired the movement, and consistently used it to press for decolonisation, disarmament and an end to apartheid.
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Explanation
The Bandung Conference of 1955 was an important step towards the movement's formation.
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