Read this passage and answer the questions below:
“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military
blocs….It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from
the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes,
but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all
countries.” — Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs?
(b) Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the
principle of non-alignment? Give reasons for your answer.
(c) If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would
have been unnecessary?