Instead of choosing sides, he was instrumental in kick-starting the Non-Aligned Movement, which would function as a 'third way' for countries interested in staying outside of the East-West divide.
I stedet for at vælge side var han en central aktør i opstarten af De alliancefrie landes bevægelse, som kom til at fungere som en 'tredje vej' for lande, der var interesserede i at holde sig uden for opdelingen mellem Øst og Vest.