Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    TH, as Chansaita Vastvi , W choose Pavanya as the next successor of OFA as opposed to Rimdim
  • 2
    THBT patients should have full ownership and monetization rights over their health data.
  • 3
    This house prefers a world where open relationships are the norm
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT Stratt is justified in taking any and all measures (eg coercion, hiding the facts, induced coma etc) to get Grace to replace the astronaut
  • 2
    TH, as Grace, W replace the astronaut
  • 3
    TH, as Grace, W rescue Rocky
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT democratic successor governments should not be obligated to repay debts incurred by authoritarian regimes
  • 2
    THS the formation of PABS system
  • 3
    THBT the use of deep fake technology by disadvantaged groups is a legitimate political tool
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT it is in the interest of EU to pivot away from US
  • 2
    This House Prefers a World Without the Disintegration of the USSR
  • 3
    THBT the ceasefire in the Iran conflict is in the interest of Israel
  • Round 5

  • 1
    This house opposes state-level protectionist policies (such as domicile quotas in education and employment) in developing countries
  • 2
    THO Adani’s redevelopment of Dharavi.
  • 3
    THBT, states imposing strict caps on tourism in ecologically sensitive zones, does more harm than good (eg: Kedarnath and Badrinath Temple, Gulf of Kutch etc.)
  • Round 4

  • 1
    Assuming feasibility, THW determine the percentage of income that an individual pays as tax based on the relative material privilege the individual had during their upbringing (such as private education, parental wealth, childhood home etc.) and not based on their income
  • 2
    THBT India should replace its CSR mandate with direct taxation and public spending for achieving social and environmental objectives
  • 3
    THBT investors should be required to invest a significant proportion of their portfolios in the real economy
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT celebrity feminism does more harm than good to the feminist movement.
  • 2
    THS violent workers’ protest in India
  • 3
    THBT Digital Piracy is morally justified
  • Round 2

  • 1
    This House, as Munna, would abandon orthodox Hinduism upon discovering his Irish parentage.
  • 2
    This House Prefers the Apophatic view of God over theCataphatic view
  • 3
    In states with religious diversity, THP the laïcité model of secularismover the principled distance modelof secularism
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT the rise of generative ai tools have done more harm than good to the internet
  • 2
    This House opposes the stigmatisation of esotericism (e.g. tarot reading, astrology, witchcraft).
  • 3
    THS the rise of hetero-pessimism in pop culture (Sabrina Carpenter's entire discography or specifically the popularity of "manchild")