Editing Gamal Abdel Nasser (section)

=== Adoption of neutralism ===
[[File:Nasser-Faisal-Husayni at Bandung.png|thumb|upright|alt=Six men seated on a rug. The first two men from the left are dressed in white robes and white headdresses, the third and fourth men are dressed in military uniform, and the last two are wearing robes and headdresses|Nasser and [[Ahmad bin Yahya|Imam Ahmad]] of [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen|North Yemen]] facing the camera, Prince [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]] in white robes in the background, [[Mohammad Amin al-Husayni|Amin al-Husayni]] of the [[All-Palestine Government]] in the foreground at the [[Bandung Conference]], April 1955]]

At the [[Asian–African Conference|Bandung Conference]] in [[Indonesia]] in late April 1955, Nasser was treated as the leading representative of the Arab countries and was one of the most popular figures at the summit.<ref name="TanAcharya12">{{Harvnb|Tan|Acharya|2008|p=12}}</ref><ref name="Dekmeijan43">{{Harvnb|Dekmejian|1971|p=43}}</ref> He had paid earlier visits to [[Pakistan]] (9 April),<ref>{{Harvnb|Ginat|2010|p=115}}</ref> India (14 April),<ref>{{Harvnb|Ginat|2010|p=113}}</ref> [[Burma]], and [[Afghanistan]] on the way to Bandung,<ref name="Jankowski65-6">{{Harvnb|Jankowski|2001|pp=65–66}}</ref> and previously cemented a treaty of friendship with India in Cairo on 6 April, strengthening [[Egypt–India relations|Egyptian–Indian relations]] on the international policy and economic development fronts.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ginat|2010|p=105}}</ref>

Nasser mediated discussions between the pro-Western, pro-Soviet, and neutralist conference factions over the composition of the "Final Communique"<ref name="TanAcharya12" /> addressing colonialism in Africa and Asia and the fostering of global peace amid the [[Cold War]] between the West and the [[Soviet Union]]. At Bandung, Nasser sought a proclamation for the avoidance of international defense alliances, support for the independence of [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]], and [[Morocco]] from [[French colonialism|French rule]], support for the [[Palestinian right of return]], and the implementation of UN resolutions regarding the [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]. He succeeded in lobbying the attendees to pass resolutions on each of these issues, notably securing the strong support of [[China]] and India.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ginat|2010|p=111}}</ref>

Following Bandung, Nasser officially adopted the "positive neutralism" of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] president [[Josip Broz Tito]] and Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] as a principal theme of Egyptian foreign policy regarding the Cold War.<ref name="Dekmeijan43" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Cook|2011|p=66}}</ref> Nasser was welcomed by large crowds of people lining the streets of Cairo on his return to Egypt on 2 May and was widely heralded in the press for his achievements and leadership in the conference. Consequently, Nasser's prestige was greatly boosted, as was his self-confidence and image.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ginat|2010|pp=111–112}}</ref>