QUESTIONS FOR OTHERS

China

Question Structure

1 (Quote: "The greatest threat to world peace is the silence of those who know the truth." –
Martin Luther King Jr.) Given China's over $60 billion investment in the CPEC, a project
running through the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, how can the Security Council trust that
China's pursuit of long-term economic control will not consistently lead to geopolitical
paralysis and undermine any impartial resolution for the Kashmir dispute?

2 (Quote: "Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue." – François de La Rochefoucauld)

Considering China's repeated use of the UNSC technical hold to block the designation of
terrorists following the Pulwama attack in February 2019, which killed 40 Indian CRPF
personnel, how does China justify prioritizing its bilateral security alliance with Pakistan over
the primary UNSC mandate of combating cross-border terrorism in South Asia?

3 (Quote: "The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men." – Plato) Following the Galwan
Valley clashes in June 2020, where 20 Indian soldiers were killed, how does China reconcile
its publicly stated policy of non-interference with its increased military and infrastructural
build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which directly contributes to the escalation
of a two-front military challenge for India?

4 (Quote: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." – Lord Acton)
Since the 1970s, China has been instrumental in supplying Pakistan with nuclear technology
and ballistic missile systems, resulting in both nations becoming nuclear-armed; what
responsible, non-proliferation role will China now play to ensure this decades-long military
partnership does not lead to the catastrophic use of the very weapons systems it helped
develop?

5 (Quote: "He that is a thorn in the side of others, can't complain of a scratch himself." –
Thomas Paine) Given the well-documented use of UN-listed terrorist organizations like Jaish-
e-Mohammed (JeM) to attack Indian interests, how can China, a Permanent Member of the
UNSC, defend its policy of repeatedly placing technical holds on resolutions to blacklist the
leaders of these terror groups, thereby emboldening organizations responsible for countless
civilian deaths?

Russia

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "History is a wheel, for the nature of man is such that the wheel turns." – Stephen
King) Since the 1950s, when the Soviet Union first used its UNSC veto in support of India on
the issue of Kashmir, what specific, non-military, confidence-building measures is the
Russian Federation currently willing to propose to ensure its vital strategic relationship with
 India does not preclude it from acting as an impartial and honest peace broker for the
conflict?

2 (Quote: "Where you stand depends on where you sit." – Miles' Law) As Russia continues to
be the largest arms supplier to India, providing over 50% of its military hardware, how can
Russia responsibly deepen its strategic military cooperation with Pakistan—for instance, by
conducting joint military exercises—without further increasing the military capability gap
between the two rivals and destabilizing the region?

3 (Quote: "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way." – Daniele Vare)
Following the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, the Soviet Union successfully brokered the Tashkent
Declaration; given this historical precedent, what is the Russian Federation's immediate and
tangible plan to bring both the Indian and Pakistani Heads of State to the table to prevent
the current standoff from escalating into a similar large-scale military confrontation?

4 (Quote: "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument
of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." – William Pitt) As the threat of an all-out war in South
Asia could severely disrupt global energy markets, what economic disincentives is Russia
prepared to place on both India and Pakistan to ensure that neither country takes a military
action that could lead to a conflict with global economic consequences?

5 (Quote: "The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable
members." – Mahatma Gandhi) Given the shared threat of terrorism and extremism spilling
over from Afghanistan, how does Russia ensure that its recent counter-terrorism
cooperation with Pakistan does not inadvertently weaken India's ability to combat extremist
groups that have been directly responsible for attacks like the 2001 Parliament attack?

Israel

(Quote: "In times of trouble, we need to build bridges, not walls." – Unknown) Considering
that Israel is a major arms supplier to India and has signed MoUs for expanded bilateral
defence cooperation, what specific diplomatic role can Israel, a country with no formal
diplomatic ties to Pakistan, credibly play to de-escalate a conflict where its involvement is
widely perceived to be strategically aligned with one side?

2 (Quote: "A fire is not to be quenched with fire." – Chinese Proverb) Following the February
2019 aerial conflict, which saw the use of advanced Israeli-supplied defence technology by
India, what commitment can Israel make to the UNSC to ensure that its cutting-edge drone
and surveillance technology is never used in a first-strike capacity that could trigger an all-
out nuclear war in South Asia?

3 (Quote: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." – Hiram Johnson) In light of the
global concern over the proliferation of nuclear technology, what steps has Israel taken to
ensure that its extensive intelligence sharing with India—necessary for counter-terrorism
 efforts—does not inadvertently compromise the strategic stability of the Subcontinent by
escalating military capabilities?

4 (Quote: "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of

knowledge." – Stephen Hawking) Given the increasing frequency of cross-border shelling
and military build-up, and Israel's own experience with complex border security, what
technological solutions or demilitarization proposals is Israel willing to champion at the
UNSC to help both sides permanently enforce the ceasefire and reduce the daily military
fatalities along the Line of Control?

5 (Quote: "If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud." – Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
Since both India and Israel share a common strategic concern over Islamist terrorism, how
does Israel plan to leverage its global intelligence network to specifically target the
leadership and funding streams of Pakistan-based militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, which
were responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks that claimed 166 lives?

UK

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "The greatest burden in the world is 'what one knows'." – Unknown) As the former
colonial power that orchestrated the 1947 partition leading to the Kashmir dispute, and
given the deaths of hundreds of thousands in the subsequent conflicts, what specific moral
and financial compensation mechanisms is the UK prepared to offer to genuinely contribute
to the long-term stabilization of the region it historically destabilized?

2 (Quote: "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in
times of moral crisis." – Dante Alighieri) Following the 2019 Pulwama attack, which was an
act of terrorism that killed 40 CRPF personnel, how does the UK, a Permanent Member of
the UNSC, reconcile its call for "maximum restraint" with its failure to take unequivocal,
unilateral action against Pakistan-based terrorist infrastructure?

3 (Quote: "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance." – Socrates)
Considering that Pakistan has historically used the UN Military Observer Group in India and
Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to raise the Kashmir issue, what structural reforms is the UK willing to
champion to ensure the Group's mandate is updated and made relevant to the current Line
of Control (LoC) situation, rather than adhering to the 1949 ceasefire agreement?

4 (Quote: "Sanctions are not an end in themselves; they are a means to an end." – Antony
Blinken) Given the UK's alignment with the US on global sanctions regimes, what precise and
targeted financial disincentives is the UK prepared to impose on Pakistan-based groups and
individuals responsible for orchestrating cross-border violence, which led to the 2016 Uri
attack, rather than generic calls for dialogue?

5 (Quote: "We are the generation that can make poverty history." – Bono) Considering the
significant humanitarian crisis caused by continuous LoC shelling, with hundreds of
 thousands of displaced persons in Poonch and Muzaffarabad, what major financial
commitments will the UK, a leading global aid donor, immediately announce to address the
urgent need for shelter and medical aid?

France

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "L'argent n'a pas d'odeur – Money has no smell." – Roman Emperor Vespasian)
Given France's position as a major arms supplier to India (e.g., Rafale fighter jets) and its
growing defence cooperation with Pakistan (e.g., naval deals), how can the Security Council
trust that France's role in the conflict is not primarily driven by lucrative arms contracts,
rather than by the pursuit of genuine peace and stability?

2 (Quote: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity") Following the August
2019 revocation of Article 370, which led to a security lockdown and communications
blackout for millions of Kashmiris, what concrete human rights resolutions is France, as a
global champion of human rights, prepared to introduce to ensure the protection of
fundamental freedoms in the region?

3 (Quote: "A word once uttered flies and cannot be retrieved." – Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
Given that France was one of the first countries to unequivocally condemn the Pulwama
attack in February 2019, how does France plan to leverage its UNSC Presidency and
diplomatic weight to pressure China to end its technical holds on resolutions designed to
blacklist the leaders of JeM and LeT?

4 (Quote: "One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the
present." – Golda Meir) As a nuclear power, France is acutely aware of escalation risks; what
specific, binding proposal for a Nuclear Risk Reduction Centre is France prepared to table at
the Security Council to ensure that the risk of the use of tactical nuclear weapons between
India and Pakistan is minimized during a future crisis?

5 (Quote: "Who is more foolish, the child who is afraid of the dark, or the man who is afraid
of the light?" – Maurice Freehill) Considering the widespread displacement and impact on
civilian lives due to cross-border shelling, what tangible, on-the-ground monitoring
mechanism is France willing to help finance to verify LoC compliance and bring transparency
to the daily human rights violations occurring in the disputed territory?

Germany

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "Where there is no vision, the people perish." – Proverbs 29:18) As a major global
economic power and a leading advocate for Multilateralism, what specific, non-military aid
package is Germany prepared to introduce to both India and Pakistan to incentivize them to
 permanently halt all hostilities and invest the resulting savings into regional infrastructure
and development?

2 (Quote: "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." –

Albert Einstein) Given Germany's history of reunification and integration, what specific
political or economic incentive program is Germany willing to pioneer to encourage local
political and business leaders from both sides of the LoC to engage in trans-LoC dialogues
and develop a shared economic vision for Kashmir?

3 (Quote: "We are all guilty of the good we did not do." – Voltaire) Given Germany's strong
commitment to democratic values and human rights, how does Germany justify its generally
muted response to the allegations of human rights abuses in the disputed territories, and
what specific conditionality will Germany place on its bilateral aid and trade agreements
with the concerned parties?

4 (Quote: "Justice delayed is justice denied." – William E. Gladstone) Following the

escalation in 2019, when the German Foreign Ministry called for "urgent need for both
countries to act responsibly," what enforceable timeline is Germany willing to propose to the
Security Council for a mandatory, UN-supervised withdrawal of troops from the LoC to
prevent any future border skirmishes?

5 (Quote: "Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius." – Benjamin Disraeli) Since Germany

often plays a mediating role in global disputes, what is the precise framework and set of
ground rules Germany believes are necessary for the two nuclear powers to engage in a
sustained, confidential bilateral dialogue that moves beyond posturing and addresses the
core territorial dispute?

Canada

1 (Quote: "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." –
Mahatma Gandhi) Given Canada's global reputation for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid,
and the significant humanitarian impact of continuous cross-border shelling, what
immediate, targeted financial and logistical resources is Canada prepared to commit to aid
the refugee and internally displaced populations along the LoC?

2 (Quote: "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves." – Winston
Churchill) Considering the significant and influential Indian and Pakistani diaspora
populations within Canada, what specific parliamentary initiatives will Canada undertake to
ensure that domestic political discourse does not become toxic or divisive, thereby
worsening the diplomatic standoff between the two countries?

3 (Quote: "The greatest discovery of all time is that a human can alter his future by merely
altering his attitude." – Oprah Winfrey) Given Canada's strong advocacy for Multilateralism,
what specific transparency mechanism will Canada champion within the UN to ensure that
 military spending in the disputed region is drastically reduced, allowing funds to be re-
allocated for education and economic empowerment of Kashmiri youth?

4 (Quote: "Evil is often the result of one man's will being imposed upon many men." –
Unknown) Following the 2016 Uri attack and the subsequent surgical strikes, what concrete
proposals will Canada introduce to improve the intelligence-sharing architecture among UN
member states to effectively target and eliminate the financing networks of all terrorist
groups operating across the LoC?

5 (Quote: "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable." – James A.
Garfield) Since Canada publicly called for "maximum restraint" following the February 2019
aerial skirmish, what specific fact-finding mission is Canada willing to launch to verify the
claims and counter-claims of both countries regarding the number of casualties and the use
of airpower?

Japan

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "We have met the enemy, and he is us." – Walt Kelly) Given Japan's significant
Official Development Assistance (ODA) to both India and Pakistan, what specific economic
conditionality will Japan place on its future aid packages to ensure that funds are not
diverted to military spending, but are instead used for de-escalation and peace-building
initiatives?

2 (Quote: "The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker) As a nation
with unique experience in the consequences of nuclear warfare, what tangible, joint energy
and infrastructure projects is Japan prepared to fund in the region that would serve as
economic peace anchors to incentivize both nations to prioritize cooperation over conflict?

3 (Quote: "It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness." – Eleanor
Roosevelt) Considering the deep-seated mistrust between the two countries, what specific
technological or human resource expertise can Japan provide to establish a permanent and
neutral LoC monitoring system to prevent minor skirmishes from escalating into a dangerous
military conflict?

4 (Quote: "There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity." – Douglas

MacArthur) Given Japan's strong strategic alignment with the US and the Quad, how does
Japan ensure that its deepening strategic partnership with India does not inadvertently
contribute to the regional arms race, thereby fueling the very military standoff the UN seeks
to resolve?

5 (Quote: "To have a reason to live, you must have a reason to die." – Hōjō Ujimasa) Since
the 2008 Mumbai attacks were a global tragedy, what specific capacity-building assistance is
Japan willing to offer to both Indian and Pakistani law enforcement to improve their counter-
 terrorism capabilities and effectively track the flow of money and material to militant
groups?

UAE

# Question Structure

1 (Quote: "A nation's economy and its security are two sides of the same coin." – Unknown)
Given the UAE's critical role in facilitating the 2021 LoC ceasefire through backchannel
diplomacy, how does the UAE reconcile its $300 million investment deal with Indian-
administered Kashmir with its stated role as an impartial mediator, which risks appearing to
endorse one party's territorial claim?

2 (Quote: "It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles." – Niccolò Machiavelli)
The UAE is a key member of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), which has
historically taken Pakistan's side on the Kashmir issue; what specific, binding diplomatic
framework will the UAE introduce to ensure its UNSC actions are guided by UN Charter
neutrality, rather than by the political consensus of the OIC?

3 (Quote: "There are two sides to every story, but only one truth." – Unknown) Since the
UAE's Ambassador confirmed the UAE's mediation efforts to reduce escalation following the
2019 aerial skirmish, what verified and confidential communication channels has the UAE
permanently established to prevent future military accidents from escalating into a full-scale
nuclear war?

4 (Quote: "Where there is no shame, there is no honor." – Unknown) Given the severe
impact of the standoff on the local economy and trade routes, what specific, large-scale
infrastructural investment is the UAE prepared to make in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to
ensure that its economic engagement in the region is balanced and genuinely contributes to
the stability of both sides?

5 (Quote: "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock." – Will
Rogers) Considering that the UAE has deep security and energy ties with both India and
Pakistan, what specific set of economic or political pressure points is the UAE prepared to
use to compel both nations to move beyond the 2021 ceasefire and enter into a substantive
negotiation on the core dispute?