{"id":1586,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-must-strive-to-become-a-semi-permanent-member-of-the-unsc-upsc-psir-2024-4709\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:38","slug":"india-must-strive-to-become-a-semi-permanent-member-of-the-unsc-upsc-psir-2024-4709","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-must-strive-to-become-a-semi-permanent-member-of-the-unsc-upsc-psir-2024-4709\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIndia must strive to become a semi-permanent member of the UNSC, rather than a permanent member without the right to veto.\u201d Comment. (2024\/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> two diminished statuses on offer <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> both fall short of the equal-rights permanent seat India demands<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> semi-permanent = Uniting for Consensus route; permanent-without-veto = US \/ 2005 Annan model <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> neither meets the real demand: parity<\/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>seat\u2019s worth substantive, not symbolic <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Uday Bhaskar<\/b>: refuse a veto-less seat, it entrenches the P5 \/ two-tier Council <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Tellis<\/b>: veto withheld over India\u2019s independent foreign policy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> semi-permanent no escape <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> it is the UfC device (Pakistan, Italy) to block the bid <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> pragmatic turn <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Desai<\/b>: veto-restraint norms = \u201cpragmatic way out\u201d + <b class=\"pq-sc\">Gharekhan<\/b>: realism + G4\u2019s fifteen-year moratorium<\/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>principle: parity, veto as substantive power vs pragmatism: realism, presence, persistent deadlock<\/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> keep the principle (equal rights), bend only on timing <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> semi-permanent = stepping stone, never settlement<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> flexibility on timing, not surrender of category <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> press the parity claim through the deadlock (Pact for the Future 2024 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 17th postponement 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[86],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1586","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","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\/1586","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\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4998,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1586\/revisions\/4998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}