{"id":1497,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/would-you-agree-that-the-on-going-debates-on-international-upsc-psir-2013-3704\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:00","slug":"would-you-agree-that-the-on-going-debates-on-international-upsc-psir-2013-3704","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/would-you-agree-that-the-on-going-debates-on-international-upsc-psir-2013-3704\/","title":{"rendered":"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."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> agree <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> environmental politics = a new arena of the old North\u2013South conflict <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Dauvergne<\/b>\u2019s two goals (improve environment vs reform an unfair system)<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> since Stockholm 1972 the blocs diverge <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> G-8 vs G-77 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the divide is ideological, not technical<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>historical responsibility (North\u2019s 150 yrs of emissions vs South\u2019s equity) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> CBDR + Kyoto Annex I \/ non-Annex I <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Guha<\/b> (deep ecology vs empty-stomach environmentalism; victim without representation) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> developmental model (right to develop vs shared restraint) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Indira Gandhi<\/b> (poverty as polluter) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> EU \u201cgood cop\u201d \/ US \u201cbad cop\u201d + US quits Paris <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Paris (2015) dilution + Katowice finance unclear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">C. Raja Mohan<\/b> (South \u201csuboptimal,\u201d \u201cdefensive,\u201d reactive) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the divide is sustained by both sides<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> the proposition holds <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the divide still mars the debate<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> eases only via redistributive justice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Prebisch<\/b>\u2019s 1% GNP transfer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[46],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[80],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1497","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-46","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-contemporary-global-concerns","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4909,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1497\/revisions\/4909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}