{"id":1601,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-indias-vision-of-a-new-world-order-in-the-21st-century-upsc-psir-2022-4907\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:43","slug":"discuss-indias-vision-of-a-new-world-order-in-the-21st-century-upsc-psir-2022-4907","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-indias-vision-of-a-new-world-order-in-the-21st-century-upsc-psir-2022-4907\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss India\u2019s vision of a New World order in the 21st century."},"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> \u201cAsian Century\u201d \/ Indo-Pacific pivot <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> multipolar order, no fresh hegemon or bipolar bloc <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> pluralist heritage vs China\u2019s \u201cMiddle Kingdom\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> thesis-first: multipolar + reformist <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> built on strategic autonomy and multi-alignment <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> then locate in the \u201cAsian Century\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>autonomy + multi-alignment <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Jaishankar (inaction <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> action; engage US\/Russia\/EU\/ASEAN by interest) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Raja Mohan<\/b> (non-alignment <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> multi-alignment; power diffuses) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> balancer <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> leading state <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> UNSC reform \/ IMEC \/ I2U2 \/ Global South \/ G20 (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Bajpaee<\/b> (bridge West\u2013Global South; reformist, not revisionist)<\/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>is it truly multipolar? <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rajagopalan<\/b> (bipolar US\u2013China; costly illusion) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Acharya<\/b> (post-Western, multiplex; no single dominant power) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s multipolarity = goal as much as description<\/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> reformist agency <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> multi-alignment steers a diffusing order toward inclusion <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> convert flexible autonomy into consistent leadership<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> multipolarity still aspiration as much as fact <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s task is to realise it <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> change through inclusion, not disruption<\/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":[88],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1601","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-recent-developments-in-indian-foreign-policy","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1601","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":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5013,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1601\/revisions\/5013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1601"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1601"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1601"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}