PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · India & the UN System
“India has been the largest and consistent country contributing to the UN peacekeepers worldwide.” Examine India’s role in this perspective. (2017/10 marks)
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
Body flw Consistency = sounder leg — 2,90,000 personnel / 50+ missions / highest fatalities / every African operation — Thakur: steady involvement — operational success — qualify “largest”: cumulative-largest over seven decades, not single-largest in current deployment
Body flow
Counter-view Bahadur: goodwill in UN circles # influence — power play driven by funding + permanent-member interests
Counter-view
Conclusion routes R1 India reworking numbers into governance — sustained Security Council + committee work, voice for TCCs — 2025 UNTCC Conclave, Jaishankar: field-driven, tech-enabled mandates, peacekeeper safety — convert field credibility into agenda-setting voice R2 field credibility = moral standing + policy content of the reform case — close the contribution-recognition gap by strategy, not merit alone
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
