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Question
Why did Nehru advise all the newly independent Afro-Asian nations to keep themselves away from the influence of the super-powers?
Solution
Nehru advised all the newly independent nations of Asia and Africa to keep themselves away form the influence of the super powers because most of these countries were poor and underdeveloped. They had been through so much strife during their national struggle that they really needed peace. Nehru was worried that these countries might lose their complete independence if they joined any power bloc.
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