What steps did some nations take to avoid becoming involved in the Cold War?

To avoid getting embroiled in the rivalry between USA and
USSR that developed after the Second World War, which is generally called the Cold War,
many countries choose to explicitly maintain and announce their neutrality toward these
issues. They declared themselves as "non-aligned" and also formed a group of non-aligned
nation to form common approaches for dealing with the rival groups of the cold
war.

The person that took leading role in formation and and
conduct of the group of non aligned nation included Prime Minister of India Nehru,
President Nasser of Egypt, and President Tito of Yugoslavia. The activities of the group
of Non-Aligned Nations started with a conference held in Indonesia in 1955, which was
attended by 29 Asian and African countries. By the time the 11th summit of Non-aligned
nation was held in Colombia in 1995, its membership had increased to 113
countries.