GS2 · 10 marks · 150 words

Evaluate the impact of the deepening political divisions with the major Western States on global governance and international cooperation. How should India navigate these divisions to advance its national interests on the global stage?

Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

How toppers approached it

From 8 of the 9 answers · about 160 words · 63% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening100%

Body

  • Points63%
  • Points and prose38%

Close

  • A summary63%
  • No separate close25%
  • A way forward13%

The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 126 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

The notion of trans-Atlantic solidarity over nearly all issues is undergoing significant turmoil today.

Body · points and prose

Diagram
Deepening Political divisions within west (1) over migration issue (2) Russia-Ukr & Israel-Palestine (3) AI & tech Regulation (4) Definition of CCIT

Impact on Global Gov. & International Co-op.

(1) Defunct UN & lack of policy consensus over disputes.

(2) Power capture by narrowly representing bodies like G7.

(3) Lack of deterrence on part of wrongdoing nations like Pak.

How should India navigate?

(1) Non compromise for Strategic Autonomy in a zero-sum game dispute of privileged west.

(2) Quest for leadership of Global South & raising their challenges.

(3) Pushing for NORMS: new orientation for Reformed multilateralism (UNSC reforms, etc.)

(4) Deepening Bilateral ties with each member individually & de-hyphenating their mutual conflicts (like US-Russia)

(5) Leading via minilaterals like G20, etc.

Close · a summary

Thus; India's quest in navigating these divisions would reflect its global vision.

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