PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · India & the UN System
Discuss the importance of India’s role in UN
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
1t seat in the UN Security Council. (2023/15
Body flow
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Counter-view
R1 peacekeeping = India’s strongest single ground — those who implement mandates should shape them kR2 permanent membership demands readiness for global responsibility ~ seven-decade field record supplies exactly that
Conclusion routes
quantum (2.9L personnel / 50+ missions / highest fatalities / 15 Force Commanders / every African op) — quality (UNITE AWARE, CUNPK, Res 2589) — normative bridge: implementers should shape mandates — Raja Mohan (moral authority + strategic capacity) — Thakur (emerging powers — larger governance role, seat included) — Ghose (diplomatic standing + readiness) strong ground, not decisive → funding not troops decides influence, goodwill Council power — Mukherjee “not commensurate to results” — Pant & Thakkar (entitlement over responsibility; modest budget; no longer leads deployment) R! 2024 Pact for the Future reopens the door → Charter rigidity + veto still decide → standing earned, not the seat R2 standing earned # representation — merit must be paired with the financial and political responsibilities of membership
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
