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Critically analyze China’s role in international politics against India’s demand for permanent seat in UN Security council.

  • UPSC 2016
  • 15 marks
  • India and the UN System

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Four of the five permanent members have endorsed India's claim; China never has. As the only permanent member from Asia and the developing world, Beijing holds a scarce status asset, and its conduct fits realist relative-gains logic: Joseph M. Grieco (1988) argued that states weigh a partner's gains against their own, not just absolute benefits.

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