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Write a critical essay on the role of the Third World in international relations, especially in the United Nations.

  • UPSC 1999
  • United Nations

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Alfred Sauvy coined tiers monde in 1952 for the decolonising states that belonged to neither Cold War bloc. Their role has been paradoxical: numerically dominant, materially weak, and most influential where the arena counts votes rather than power. Hedley Bull called their collective assertion a "revolt against the West" (1984), fought for sovereign equality, the…

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  • Role in international relations
  • Role in the United Nations
  • A critical assessment
  • Conclusion
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