{"id":1584,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/explain-the-factors-which-justify-indias-claim-for-a-permanent-upsc-psir-2022-4707\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:38","slug":"explain-the-factors-which-justify-indias-claim-for-a-permanent-upsc-psir-2022-4707","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/explain-the-factors-which-justify-indias-claim-for-a-permanent-upsc-psir-2022-4707\/","title":{"rendered":"Explain the factors which justify India\u2019s claim for a permanent seat at the UN security council. (2022\/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> permanent membership still a 1945 settlement of the war victors <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s exclusion now the sharpest anomaly<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> not one credential but a convergence <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a Council built for the past cannot exclude India and stay legitimate<\/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>founding member, universal character (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Bhagavan<\/b>, Ghetto Act) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> eight non-permanent terms, sustained engagement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> most populous (China 2023) + fourth-largest economy (IMF 2025) + largest democracy + responsible nuclear power (NFU) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> peacekeeping, largest cumulative contributor <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> implementers should shape mandates <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> voice of the developing world (NAM, G-77, L.69) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> backing of four P5 + 120-plus states <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2024 Pact for the Future endorses redressing Africa\/Asia under-representation<\/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>credentials have not delivered <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Council frozen, China non-committal, Pact short on a negotiating text <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Shyam Saran<\/b>: build concrete power, seat not owed<\/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> the factors justify the claim in justice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> convert rising weight into influence<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> merit alone will not open the Council <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> make the claim irresistible, not merely just<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[86],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1584","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","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\/1584","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\/1584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4996,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1584\/revisions\/4996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1584"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1584"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1584"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}