PYQ Vault · Paper 2 · Contemporary Global Concerns — I

Would you agree that the on-going debates on international environmental politics continue to be marred by a new North-South ideological divide over historical responsibility and developmental model? Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.

UPSC 2013 Paper 2 15 marks Contemporary Global Concerns

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

Route 1 agree → environmental politics = a new arena of the old North–South conflict → Dauvergne’s two goals (improve environment vs reform an unfair system)

Route 2 since Stockholm 1972 the blocs diverge → G-8 vs G-77 → the divide is ideological, not technical

Body flow

historical responsibility (North’s 150 yrs of emissions vs South’s equity) → CBDR + Kyoto Annex I / non-Annex I → Guha (deep ecology vs empty-stomach environmentalism; victim without representation) → developmental model (right to develop vs shared restraint) → Indira Gandhi (poverty as polluter) → EU “good cop” / US “bad cop” + US quits Paris → Paris (2015) dilution + Katowice finance unclear

Counter-view

C. Raja Mohan (South “suboptimal,” “defensive,” reactive) → the divide is sustained by both sides

Conclusion routes

Route 1 the proposition holds → the divide still mars the debate

Route 2 eases only via redistributive justice → Prebisch’s 1% GNP transfer

Model answer

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Handwritten model answer — UPSC PSIR 2013, Contemporary Global Concerns — I

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