PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · India & the UN System
“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.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
Body flw 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
Body flow
Counter-view principle: parity, veto as substantive power vs pragmatism: realism, presence, persistent deadlock
Counter-view
Conclusion routes R1 Keep the principle (equal rights), bend only on timing — semi- permanent = stepping stone, never settlement 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
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