{"id":1578,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/critically-analyze-chinas-role-in-international-politics-against-upsc-psir-2016-4701\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:36","slug":"critically-analyze-chinas-role-in-international-politics-against-upsc-psir-2016-4701","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/critically-analyze-chinas-role-in-international-politics-against-upsc-psir-2016-4701\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically analyze China&#8217;s role in international politics against India\u2019s demand for permanent seat in UN Security Council. (2016\/15 marks)"},"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> India\u2019s credentials strong <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> four of five P5 back it <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> only China non-committal <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Article 108 makes one refusal decisive <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> China is the obstacle<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> the paradox: broad support but a single veto point <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> China\u2019s non-commitment converts into structural blockage through Article 108<\/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>strategic motive (sole Asian\/non-Western P5, guards prestige, won\u2019t admit a co-equal rival, border) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Kantha<\/b> (assurance + obstruction) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Jaishankar \u201cduality\u201d (NSG + UNSC pattern) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> tactics: Pakistan <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> UfC regional link <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> G4 wedge (drop Japan) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201cpackage solution\u201d\/no agreed text (procedural delay)<\/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>irony: Chinese assertiveness (South China Sea) proves a 1945 Council unfit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> strengthens India\u2019s reform case, but gives China reason to keep the Council shut <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> China decisive but not sole barrier (regional claims + veto persist) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Raja Mohan<\/b> caution (don\u2019t be bargained by the West)<\/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> China is the proximate, decisive veto guarding its Asian primacy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India must build concrete power, not rest on entitlement<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> reform held hostage to one P5 holdout <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s path is coalition plus capability, making the claim self-evident rather than merely just<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[42],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[86],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1578","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-42","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-un-system","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1578","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\/1578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4990,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1578\/revisions\/4990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1578"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1578"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1578"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}