National Security Definition: Encompasses the protection of a nation's sovereignty, territorial integrity, economic stability, and citizens from internal and external threats, managed via defense forces, intelligence agencies, and diplomatic apparatuses.
Panchsheel Agreement: Signed between India (PM Jawaharlal Nehru) and China (Premier Zhou Enlai) on April 29, 1954, laying down five principles of peaceful coexistence: mutual respect, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, and peaceful cooperation.
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Founded at the Belgrade Conference in 1961 (co-initiated by India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, Yugoslavia's Tito, Indonesia's Sukarno, and Ghana's Nkrumah) to remain independent of Western and Soviet Cold War blocs.
United Nations Organization (UNO): Established on October 24, 1945, under the UN Charter following the San Francisco Conference, headquartered in New York City, with the primary mandate of maintaining international peace and security.