UPSC Mains 2015 GS2 Q18 — UNSC Reforms
Discuss the impediments India is facing in its pursuit of a permanent seat in UN Security Council. (Answer in 200 words)
Question Decoded — examiner's intent
- Directive verbs
- Discuss
- Scope keywords
- impediments India is facingpursuit of a permanent seatUN Security Council
- Implicit sub-parts
- Identify the institutional and procedural hurdles within the UN Charter for reform.
- Analyze the geopolitical resistance from specific power blocs and rival nations.
- Evaluate internal contradictions or criteria that India struggles to fulfill in the eyes of skeptics.
- Briefly link these impediments to the broader need for global governance reform.
- Common pitfalls
- Spending too much space justifying why India deserves the seat rather than focusing on the obstacles.
- Failing to mention the 'Coffee House Club' or Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group explicitly.
- Neglecting the technical difficulty of the Veto power and Article 108 of the UN Charter.
- Ignoring the specific stance of the P5 members, especially the 'silent' or active opposition from China.
- Dimensions required
- GeopoliticalLegal-ProceduralDiplomaticEconomicHistorical
- Marks allocation hint
Allocate 30 words for the introduction defining India's G4 context. Dedicate 130 words to the core impediments, categorized into procedural, geopolitical, and bloc-based resistance. Use the final 40 words to suggest a forward-looking strategy or the 'L.69' grouping to conclude effectively.
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