PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · Recent Developments in Foreign Policy — Part 1
For India, a multipolar world order would also mean a multipolar Asia. Comment.
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
Ae) OT EL NE ee Ee ee TR NE: See eee world & Asia one proposition for India – China’s rise unbalances the region, narrows India’s choices (AIIB / expanded SCO / NDB) — India presses a multipolar Asia to secure interests vs China — design = equal distribution of power & responsibility — three elements: Asian security <> global security + India’s UNSC claim / shared decision-making (major & minor powers) / inclusivity not exclusivity (room for US) > shared leadership among India, Vaca taeawieaws
Body flow
“Sew A AAS ASA, ee is a multipolar Asia feasible? + Rajagopalan: China outweighs India or any Asian combination → Asia tilts to US-China bipolarity, India leans on the US > Raja Mohan: “myth of eR Pe ey kame I “rect fy I a mewn eae on unre e
Counter-view
Ee ee eee ee), I Ne ee ee ey a eee ee eee R1 link holds as India’s purpose, not a guarantee > multipolar routes, a Asia a project, not an automatic yield of global multipolarity R2 build it via India’s own rise + countervailing coalitions — India seeks a larger role in the diffusion of power while checking Chinese dominance
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
