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Today’s brief covers these important issues:
Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur in Deccan Herald talks about India’s powerful legacy in UN peacekeeping.
Arjun Subramaniam in The Hindu focuses on brinkmanship, escalation, terrorism, and India’s restraint-based approach.
Prerna Gandhi’s article in Vivekananda International Foundation analysis the importance of Quad and supply chains, minerals and technology as part of security.
UPSC has previously asked question on these themes:
- GS II 2025: “The reform process in the United Nations remains unresolved, because of the delicate imbalance of East and West and entanglement of the USA vs. Russo-Chinese alliance.”
- GS II 2024: ‘Terrorism has become a significant threat to global peace and security.’ Evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its associated bodies in addressing and mitigating this threat at the international level.
- PSIR PAPER II 2024: “India must strive to become a semi-permanent member of the UNSC, rather than a permanent member without the right to veto.” Comment.
- PSIR PAPER II 2023: “Discuss the importance of India’s role in UN peacekeeping operations as a ground for its claim to a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.”
- PSIR PAPER II 2023: “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) performs an important role in India’s strategic balancing act to withstand the dominance of China in Asia.” Discuss.
