8.2 SAQs

“Imperialism is weakening. Colonial empires and other forms of foreign oppression of peoples in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are gradually disappearing from the stage of history. Great successes have been achieved in the struggle of many peoples for national independence and equality… The governments of countries participating in the Conference resolutely reject the view that war, including the ‘cold war,’ is inevitable as this view reflects a sense both of helplessness and hopelessness and is contrary to the progress of the world. They affirm their unwavering faith that the international community is able to organize its life without resorting to means which actually belong to a past epoch of human history.”