“India must strive to become a semi-permanent member of the UNSC, rather than a permanent member without the right to veto.” Comment. (2024/10 marks)
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 two diminished statuses on offer → both fall short of the equal-rights permanent seat India demands
Route 2 semi-permanent = Uniting for Consensus route; permanent-without-veto = US / 2005 Annan model → neither meets the real demand: parity
seat’s worth substantive, not symbolic → Uday Bhaskar: refuse a veto-less seat, it entrenches the P5 / two-tier Council → Tellis: veto withheld over India’s independent foreign policy → semi-permanent no escape → it is the UfC device (Pakistan, Italy) to block the bid → pragmatic turn → Desai: veto-restraint norms = “pragmatic way out” + Gharekhan: realism + G4’s fifteen-year moratorium
principle: parity, veto as substantive power vs pragmatism: realism, presence, persistent deadlock
Route 1 keep the principle (equal rights), bend only on timing → semi-permanent = stepping stone, never settlement
Route 2 flexibility on timing, not surrender of category → press the parity claim through the deadlock (Pact for the Future 2024 → 17th postponement 2025)
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
India and the UN System — 9 questions in the Vault.
- Discuss the importance of India’s role in UN
- Explain the factors which justify India’s claim for a permanent seat at the UN security council. (2022/15 marks)
- Explain the importance of India’s claim for a permanent seat in the United Security Council. (2020/15 marks)
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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