Motions

Open Finals

  • 1
    THBT the authors of the letter should split away from the Congress
  • 2
    THR lateral entry programs in the civil service
  • 3
    THR the glorification of Gandhi in the context of South Asian independence
  • Novice Finals

  • 1
    THBT the Indian Premier League should be cancelled
  • 2
    TH, as a media house would opt to make its coverage of the pandemic optimistic rather than pessimistic
  • 3
    Post-pandemic, THW mandate all companies to have a WFH-option policy
  • Semi Finals

  • 1
    THR the narrative that the Man Box is a form of oppression
  • 2
    THW Reject Womenomics
  • 3
    THBT the court should have struck down the provision instead of interpreting it in this manner
  • Novice Semi-Finals

  • 1
    THR the romanticization of such movies
  • 2
    TH, as producer councils in Indian-language cinema, would reserve all big release dates for a small budget and/or art-house movies
  • 3
    THW not support the retrospective representation of BIPOC characters in film or tv adaptations (e.g bridgerton, shadow & bone the tv show, etc.)
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THR the romanticization of such movies
  • 2
    TH, as producer councils in Indian-language cinema, would reserve all big release dates for a small budget and/or art-house movies
  • 3
    THW not support the retrospective representation of BIPOC characters in film or tv adaptations (e.g bridgerton, shadow & bone the tv show, etc.)
  • Octofinals

  • 1
    THBT the US should pursue a comprehensive industrial & trade policy
  • 2
    THR the increasing privatization of the space industry
  • 3
    THS attempts at the consolidation of farmland in developing nations (through means including but not limited to state acquisition & sale of land and subsidizing land purchases of agri-corporates or cooperatives)
  • Round 6

  • 1
    TH, as the VCK, would compete independently in future elections rather than in a DMK alliance
  • 2
    THBT important Supreme Court cases in India, in which the government is a party, should be heard using Secret Subset Benches.
  • 3
    THBT believes that it is legitimate for a minority group in a majoritarian state to not pay taxes, as a form of protest
  • Round 5

  • 1
    TH, regardless of relationship status, would submit their DNA for OTM
  • 2
    THBT X should immediately tell their partner that they cheated on them
  • 3
    TH, as a 30 y/o single woman in urban India, would choose to opt into an arranged marriage
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THW offer amnesty to the leaders of Myanmar’s military junta if it hands power to an international force to oversee democratic elections
  • 2
    THR the westernization of local elites in post-colonial states (such as going to predominantly English schools, holding degrees from Western countries etc.)
  • 3
    THW ban organizations that operate in conflict zones from paying terrorist groups not to attack them
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT community-driven crypto does more harm than good to cryptocurrencies
  • 2
    THS the proliferation of libel insurance for social media users.
  • 3
    THR the prevalence of acquisitions of smaller companies in the tech industry
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THW reveal the information to the world
  • 2
    THS a lottery for undergraduate admissions to university
  • 3
    THBT it is legitimate for students from a lower socioeconomic background to cheat on their job application including cheating in placement tests, lying on their resume, etc.
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT states should provide significant incentives(tax breaks, preference in state contracts, exclusive access to state infrastructure) to corporations that have demonstrated triple-bottom-line results
  • 2
    In areas with limited resources, THS directing investments to microfinance and self-help group programs (including subsidies, tax breaks, free land, electricity, and raw materials, training, cheap or interest-free credit) over direct transfers in cash or kind (e.g., rations and grocer
  • 3
    THS strong federalist reforms in developing nations including allowing retention of provincial/state revenues, autonomy in policymaking, and the ability for provinces/states to independently borrow from the market