Question

Using 'Document 2' above and 'Article 4' below, identify one similarity or difference between India's stance of non-alignment and the conditions of the Warsaw pact (1-2 sentences):

*Document 2:
In the event of armed attack in Europe on one or more of the Parties to the Treaty by any state or group of states, each of the Parties to the Treaty, in the exercise of its right to individual or collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations Organization, shall immediately, either individually or in agreement with other Parties to the Treaty, come to the assistance of the state or states attacked with all such means as it deems necessary, including armed force. The Parties to the Treaty shall immediately consult concerning the necessary measures to be taken by them jointly in order to restore and maintain international peace and security. Source: The Warsaw Pact Treaty, 1955.

Document 2: The preservation of peace forms the central aim of India’s policy. It is in the pursuit of this policy that we have chosen the path of non-alignment in any military or like pact or alliance. Non-alignment does not mean passivity of mind or action, lack of faith or conviction. It does not mean submission to what we consider evil. It is a positive and dynamic approach to such problems that confront us. We believe that each country has not only the right to freedom but also to decide its own policy and way of life. Only thus can true freedom flourish and a people grow according to their own genius. We believe, therefore, in nonaggression and noninterference by one country in the affairs of another and the growth of tolerance between them and the capacity for peaceful coexistence. We think that by the free exchange of ideas and trade and other contacts between nations each will learn from the other and truth will prevail. We therefore endeavor to maintain friendly relations with all countries, even though we may disagree with them in their policies or structure of government. We think that by this approach we can serve not only our country but also the larger causes of peace and good fellowship in the world. . . . Source: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, speech in Washington, DC, December 18, 1956.

Answer 1

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Both India's stance of non-alignment and the conditions of the Warsaw Pact emphasize the importance of maintaining international peace and security. However, while the Warsaw Pact focuses on collective self-defense and the use of armed force, India's non-alignment policy promotes peaceful coexistence and non-interference in the affairs of other nations.