{"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":"2026-08-09T21:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:31","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>&mdash; 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\">R1 agree \u2192 environmental politics = a new arena of the old North-South conflict \u2192 Dauvergne&#039;s two goals (improve environment vs reform an unfair system) R2 since Stockholm 1972 the blocs diverge \u2192 G-8 vs G-77 \u2192 the divide is ideological, not technical<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">historical responsibility (North&#039;s 150 yrs of emissions vs South&#039;s equity) \u2192 CBDR + Kyoto Annex I \/ non-Annex I \u2192 Guha (deep ecology vs empty-stomach<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">environmentalism; victim without representation) \u2192 developmental model (right to develop vs shared restraint) \u2192 Indira Gandhi (poverty as polluter) \u2192 EU \u201cgood cop\u201d \/ US \u201cbad cop\u201d + US quits Paris \u2192 Paris (2015) dilution + Katowice finance unclear<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">C. Raja Mohan (South \u201csuboptimal, \u201cdefensive\u201d reactive) \u2192 the divide is sustained by both sides R1 the proposition holds \u2192 the divide still mars the debate R2 eases only via redistributive justice \u2192 Prebisch&#039;s 1% GNP transfer<\/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":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3371,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1497\/revisions\/3371"}],"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}]}}