{"id":1580,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/uniting-for-consensus-also-known-as-coffee-club-upsc-psir-2017-4703\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:37","slug":"uniting-for-consensus-also-known-as-coffee-club-upsc-psir-2017-4703","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/uniting-for-consensus-also-known-as-coffee-club-upsc-psir-2017-4703\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Uniting for Consensus\u2019 also known as \u2018Coffee Club\u2019"},"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> locate group: mid-1990s, Italy-led \u201cCoffee Club\u201d, ~50 states <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> line: objections blend principle (no new permanent privilege) + regional rivalry<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> 1945 Council frozen <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> G4 seeks permanent seats <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> UfC forms as the counter-coalition <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> its objections now define the reform deadlock<\/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>Objection 1: new permanent seats \u201cfreeze privilege\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> widen small-elite-vs-membership divide <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> expand an existing oligarchy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Objection 2: veto untouched <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> deepens democratic deficit, no cure for paralysis <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> UfC alternative (March 2024): enlarge only elected tier, longer\/re-electable seats <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> rotation + accountability + geographic balance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Objection 3: Article 108 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> two-thirds GA + all five ratify <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reform must rest on widest consensus <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> underlying motive: regional rivalry (Pakistan v India, Italy v Germany) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> think-tank reading<\/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>India rejects the model <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Kamboj<\/b> (2024): ignores Africa \/ Global South, \u201cjust vetoes the process\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> calls for \u201cUN 2.0\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> yet UfC numbers block the two-thirds majority <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reform stuck without an agreed text<\/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> objections coherent in principle yet selective in effect <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> democratic language + regional rivalry + Charter rigidity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> entrenches the order it claims to reform<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> objections are real constraints, not mere obstruction <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> but deadlock persists <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> any breakthrough needs the consensus UfC\u2019s veto-on-privilege 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