NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) and India.

The non-aligned movement (NAM) is a collection of nations. To find out more about NAM please go to http://www.google.com/ and type the words NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT. The non-aligned movement or NAM is an important part of India’s identity. In 1954 the late Indian Prime Minister J. Nehru coined the term “non-alignment”. Over the years India has been identified with NAM. Many of us Indians have been raised for decades with India’s NAM position. Over the years we Indians have become at rest with NAM.

Mahatma Gandhi wanted swaraj for India. Swaraj is a desire by the Indian people to resist foreign domination of India. Swaraj is dear to the Indian people.

India is a sovereign independent nation. Every nation has a different world view. Every nation takes decisions based on her own realities. India is entitled to her world view. NAM is India’s position in this world.

Yes, every nation has to take decisions based on her own realities. No matter which nation India has ties with, she should not compromise on her NAM position. I think Japan and India can have a mutually beneficial relationship without India compromising on her NAM position. In fact, if Japan wants to have closer relations with India, she should accept India as a NAM nation. Japan has to decide whether she wants to accept India as a NAM nation or not. The onus is on Japan to find her niche in India.

I have not known of a people who are as dedicated to their work as the Japanese. I have not known of a people who have reverence for work as the Japanese do. Japanese punctuality is hard to beat. It would be hard to prove that Japan had benefited from well qualified and talented immigrants as USA has. With a population of 127 million and100% literacy rate, Japan is no nation for Indians to ignore. India is a non-aligned movement nation. Japan is a developed nation, while India is a developing nation. It is unlikely that Japan would grow as fast as she did in the 1950's and 1960's. This is year 2007 and now it is India's turn to grow. It would be naive of Japan if she did not take advantage of India's growth potential. A closer relationship between Japan and India would be mutually beneficial. Both are Asian nations. My personal experience tells me that Japanese and Indians would have few problems working together. I dare say that I have not known of a people who have reverence for work as the Japanese do.

Japan is the nation with the highest literacy rate in the world. She also has the highest life expectancy rate in the world.

Both Japanese and Hindus generally cremate the dead.

Unlike me, few Japanese have an obesity problem.

During the Second World War, Japan was able to briefly defeat (about 40 months) the Western colonial powers and occupy parts of East Asia and South East Asia. For the first time, the Asians saw the White people’s troops running for their lives while being chased by the Japanese troops. And this was it. It was an eye opener for Asians. It changed the history of Asia forever. The Asians realized that White people are not invincible. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, when the White people returned to repossess their colonies in Asia, they were surprised that Asians had changed. The Asians became more assertive and demanded independence from White rule. One by one all the Asian nations became independent. The Cold War ensued and nations had to choose sides. Amidst the Cold War, some nations decided to remain NAM nations. May be NAM is relevant or irrelevant in year 2007. I do not know if NAM is relevant or irrelevant in year 2007. In any case, our motherland India cannot afford to give up on her sovereignty and independence. Indians should think carefully and decide in the best interests of India.


By the 1960's, the Japanese made a second invasion of Asia. This time the Japanese did not send troops. This time the Japanese flooded Asia with made in Japan goods, which almost drove the made in Europe and USA goods out of the Asian market.

The first attempt by the Japanese, using the code of bushido, proved to be a failure. The Japanese are quick at learning from their mistakes. They may never ever make this mistake again; and the objective is to correct your mistake. The code of bushido is a big mistake. The code of bushido may have outlived its usefulness. Today’s world and yesterday’s world are different. Yes, the code of bushido might have outlived its usefulness. The second attempt by the Japanese was markedly different. Post-war Japan had shunned the code of bushido. Post war Japan switched from military to economics; yes, the Japanese had corrected their mistake. Post-war Japan was centered on work, work, and work. It is possible to live without the code of bushido, but it is almost impossible to live without work. Anybody can live without the code of bushido, but not too many people can live without work. You must be stable and be at rest with your work. I have not known of a people who are as dedicated to their work as the Japanese. I have not known of a people who have reverence for work as the Japanese do.

One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes. The first attempt by the Japanese, using the code of bushido, proved to be a failure. The Japanese corrected their mistake by switching from military to economics. By the 1960’s Japan was a producer of goods, though their goods were not of the best quality. By the 1960’s if a product broke down, the joke was that it was made in Japan. Yes, the Japanese are quick at learning from their mistakes. They corrected their mistake again. By the 1970’s the quality of made in Japan goods had already improved significantly. They corrected their mistake again. By the 1980’s the quality of made in Japan was on par with made in Europe or USA goods. They corrected their mistake again. By the 1990’s the quality of made in Japan had in some cases surpassed made in Europe or USA goods. Yes, the Japanese are quick at correcting their mistakes. This is year 2007 and not too many people joke about the quality of Japanese goods these days. One way to engage in self-improvement is to try to never to repeat your mistakes.

I would hope that a relationship between Japan and India would gradually stabilize. I hope both nations would accept each other as long term friends.
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