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Non-alignment movement is a group of countries who are not associated or aligned with or against any powerful bloc. The organization was founded in $Belgrade$ in $1961$, and was largely conceived by India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru; Indonesia's first president, Sukarno; Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser; Ghana's first president Kwame Nkrumah; and Yugoslavia's president, Josip Broz Tito.

The Governor General at the time of the Second Anglo-Sikh war was Lord Dalhousie. During the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1848, Lord Dalhousie attacked the Sikhs who lost heavily and had to surrender in March 1849. Punjab was annexed to the British territory and became known as the North-West Frontier province of India.

First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. This war was fought in Punjab. The outcome of the war was the treaty of Lahore. This was treaty was signed on 9 March after the defeat of Sikhs at the Battle of Sobraon. As part of the treaty, the Sikhs agreed to hand over Kashmir, Hazara and Jalandhar Doab to the British. This treaty also resulted in falling of Kohinoor diamond into the hands of British. 

First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. Lord Harding was the Governor General during the First Anglo-Sikh War. 

First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 and 1846. It resulted in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom. During this period, Lal Singh was the prime minister and Tej Singh became the commander of the army.