(i) In the beginning, India decided to improve relations with countries in Asia.
(ii) Efforts were taken to cooperate with Asian countries in order to achieve development and to keep our independence intact.
(iii) This concept of regional development later expanded to include Africa as well.
(iv) But some Asian African countries participated in the military pacts led either by America or the Soviet Union. This stopped the process of regional development.
(v) After this, countries of Asia and Africa, which did not participate in these military pacts supported the concept of Non-alignment.
