PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · India & the Global South
Write about the growing significance of QUAD.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
R1 revived 2017 > no treaty, no defence obligation > significance from function, not form R2 grouping matters by output > supplies what no member builds alone
Body flow
agenda widens, maritime – economic security + Raja Mohan: strategic + economic security inseparable + May 2026 Delhi ministerial as proof > minerals framework (up to USS20bn) + energy security + first Fiji port > India’s practical return + MDA live at Gurugram → next Quad-at-Sea mission → no alignment demanded — BRICS + Quad together, a position no other Southern state occupies
Counter-view
Grieco: limits structural, divergent national interests > announcements outrun delivery > USS20bn a target, not committed money → chair year closed without a leaders’ summit
Conclusion routes
R1 significance real but conditional > judged by what is built, not fie announced k2 the non-alliance form is exactly its use to India ~ delivery of regional public goods is the next test
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
