{"id":1579,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-has-been-the-largest-and-consistent-country-contributing-to-upsc-psir-2017-4702\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:36","slug":"india-has-been-the-largest-and-consistent-country-contributing-to-upsc-psir-2017-4702","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-has-been-the-largest-and-consistent-country-contributing-to-upsc-psir-2017-4702\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIndia has been the largest and consistent country contributing to the UN peacekeepers worldwide.\u201d Examine India\u2019s role in this perspective. (2017\/10 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> field is where India\u2019s commitment shows most <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Nambiar<\/b> \u201csecond to none\u201d \/ Korea 1950 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> claim rests on two unequal legs<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> founding member, non-permanent, punches above weight <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> weigh the two halves: \u201clargest\u201d vs \u201cconsistent\u201d<\/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>consistency = sounder leg <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2,90,000 personnel \/ 50+ missions \/ highest fatalities \/ every African operation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Thakur<\/b>: steady involvement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> operational success <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> qualify \u201clargest\u201d: cumulative-largest over seven decades, not single-largest in current deployment<\/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\">Bahadur<\/b>: goodwill in UN circles \u2260 influence <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> power play driven by funding + permanent-member interests<\/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> India reworking numbers into governance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> sustained Security Council + committee work, voice for TCCs <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2025 UNTCC Conclave, Jaishankar: field-driven, tech-enabled mandates, peacekeeper safety <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> convert field credibility into agenda-setting voice<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> field credibility = moral standing + policy content of the reform case <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> close the contribution\u2013recognition gap by strategy, not merit alone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[86],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1579","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-10-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\/1579","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\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4991,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1579\/revisions\/4991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}