The Non-Aligned Movement and the Korean War : An Analysis of UN Security Council Resolutions, June-July 1950

This study examines the positions and interactions of Yugoslavia, Egypt, and India, each of which at least once abstained from or voted against United Nations Security Council Resolutions 82 85 following the outbreak of the Korean War. Previous scholarship has argued that the experience of the Korean War led participating states to consolidate a non-aligned stance and to seek cooperation beginning with the 1954 Colombo Conference. This study focuses on the actual patterns of contact among these states during the Korean War, with the aim of further clarifying the relationship between the war and the emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement.<br/> Drawing primarily on UN Security Council documents and Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, this study shows that, immediately after the outbreak of the Korean War, India communicated with Yugoslavia and Egypt through diplomatic representatives and telegrams. India advocated for a peaceful resolution to the conflict by supporting the admission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and its acquisition of a seat on the Security Council. India sought backing from the other two states, though without success. The debates over Security Council resolutions in June July 1950 reveal early forms of diplomatic engagement that would later develop into the Non-Aligned network, demonstrating that the foundations of the Non-Aligned movement were gradually built over time through both formal and informal channels.