How did the policy of non-alignment reflect the aspirations of India and other newly independent nations to maintain their sovereignty and resist colonial pressures?

Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) was started by India and other like-valued countries to bring and sanity voice for the Third world countries.

NAM reflect the aspirations of Order and other newly independent nations:

Lack of monetary support against the might of West:

India-China war (1962) damaged India's image

Suez crisis of 1956 made it clear that support from world leaders needed

Suez crisis of 1956 made it clear that support from world leaders needed

However they (at times failed due to)

Lack of monetary support against the might of West

India-China war (damaged India's image, India 1971 war → (EG) Yugoslavia disintegrated, India 1971 war → (EG) Yugoslavia disintegrated, India 1971 war

(EG) Yugoslavia disintegrated, India 1971 war at odd depth the NAM membership stands at over 120 rows and its principles of non-alignment stands as one true path of global order.

— Divyank Gupta