Advantages of non alighnment

It enables countries to exercise influence with world affairs, which would not be possible for a single country.
Member countries can seek economic, technical and military and anywhere without strings attached.
Promotes self-reliance so that poor countries realized their real political and economic independence. Non alignment enables a country to act according to its best judgement.
It brings about mutual reliance between weak and strong countries.
It is an umbrella under which widely differing nations can find communication for views such as anti-colonialism, disarmament, and eradication of poverty, ignorance and diseases.
In a country where ethnic differences that can be exploited by foreigners do exist, non-alignment helps to emphasize independent foreign policy.

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