What are the obstructions to international cooperation in the 21st century? Discuss and analyse the need for a more democratic global governance system to address the challenges facing the world.

Topic : Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate

3. What are the obstructions to international cooperation in the 21st century? Discuss and analyse the need for a more democratic global governance system to address the challenges facing the world. (250 words)

Reference: Indian Express 

Why the question:

The article presents to us a detailed discussion on bringing a new democratic global governance system.

Key Demand of the question:

Analyse the need for common global governance.

Directive:

Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.

Structure of the answer:

Introduction:

Start by first setting the context of the question.

Body:

In the answer body discuss the impediments to international cooperation in the 21st century.

Bring out the challenges like – Ensuring affordable availability of the COVID vaccine to the entire global population. Making the world economy inclusive, equitable and sustainable for complete eradication of poverty, achieving time-bound climate action to protect the planet, preventing the militarization of oceans, outer space and other global commons etc.

Suggest remedies to address these problems, discuss the need to have a new democratic global governance system to address the issues.

Conclusion:

Conclude with way forward.