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Flow snapshot \u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n
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Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> 1974 Declaration \u2192<\/span> rules written before most of the South existed as states \u2192<\/span> demand failed for want of power, not justification<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> what the old coalition lacked \u2192<\/span> capability + a seat where rules are settled \u2192<\/span> India\u2019s potential = supplying both<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n
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presence first \u2192<\/span> AU into G20, 2023 \u2192<\/span> three VOGSS widen the table \u2192<\/span> BRICS chair 2026 \u2192<\/span> Kahler<\/b>\u2019s fork: reform inside \/ build alongside \u2192<\/span> India in both tracks \u2192<\/span> second lever, capability \u2192<\/span> cannot match Chinese depth \u2192<\/span> offers what can be copied: DPI, ISA, Global Development Compact 2024 \u2192<\/span> Narlikar<\/b>: veto-player \u2192<\/span> agenda-setter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n
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agenda-setting \u2260 rule-making \u2192<\/span> 16th IMF review moves no share \u2192<\/span> two-fifths of votes on three-fifths of output \u2192<\/span> Yaound\u00e9 2026: public stockholding refused again, pending since Bali 2013 \u2192<\/span> UN tax rules authored by the Africa Group, not India \u2192<\/span> Taylor<\/b>: solidarity weakens as a power rises<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> potential is conditional \u2192<\/span> order moves when convening is spent on rules<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> leadership proved by demands India did not author<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[84],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1556","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-south","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1556","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":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4968,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1556\/revisions\/4968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}