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Asian nonalignment (NA) originated in the att's of Asian nat'lists toward inter-European conflicts. As long as the West refused to accept NA as a viable policy for the new nations of Asia, the inherent diff's of att's & emphases in policy among them remained subdued. With the gradual acceptance of NA by the great powers, the diff's among the nonaligned have become manifest. A new challenge is posed to the foreign policies of the new nations of Asia by the emergence of China as a major power. In the changed situation, the erstwhile att's remain only partly relevant; there is greater awareness of the inevitable role of power in internat'l pol. The search in Asia today is for an independent Asian balance of power. In so far as the extent of the role of non-Asian great powers in this balance remains undetermined, a new problem exists of getting Asian NA accepted by outside powers. HA.

Asian nonalignment originated in the attitudes of Asian nationalists toward inter-European conflicts. As long as the West refused to accept nonalignment as a viable policy for the new nations of Asia, the inherent differences of attitudes and emphases in policy among them remained subdued. With the gradual acceptance of nonalignment by the great powers, the differences among the nonaligned have become manifest. A new challenge is posed to the foreign policies of the new na tions of Asia by the emergence of China as a major power. In the changed situation, the erstwhile attitudes remain only partly relevant; there is a greater awareness of the inevitable role of power in international politics. The search in Asia today is for an independent Asian balance of power. In so far as the extent of the role of non-Asian great powers in this balance re mains undetermined, a new problem exists of getting Asian non alignment accepted by outside powers.

A Member of Parliament, representing Orissa State, once said in the course of a debate: 'My first ambition is the glory of Mother India. I know it in my heart of hearts that I am an Indian first and an Indian last. But when you say you are a Bihari, I say I am an Oriya. When you say you are a Bengali, I say I am an Oriya. Otherwise I am an Indian' (cited in Harrison, 1960). The same words could plausibly be spoken by a Ceylonese or Burmese with other labels substituted. If we succeed in unravelling the meaning of this statement we shall understand a major aspect of South Asian politics.