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IGDTUW Asian Parliamentary Debate 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

APThe tab

Sat 31 Jan 2026

From 1 tab, newest IGDTUW Asian Parliamentary Debate 2026.

How many points to break?

10of 45 teams made the open break
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.2 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 27 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

Who has set the motions?

  • Debadrita D.
  • Mahesh R.
  • Chahana
  • Manas S.

Chief adjudicators in 2026, the newest tab that lists them.

Every panel

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

IGDTUW Asian Parliamentary Debate 202627 motions
  1. Round 1THIS HOUSE WOULD BAN ZERO-HOUR CONTRACTS.Practise this motion
  2. Round 1THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT TRADE UNIONS SHOULD PRIORITIZE THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM AUTOMATION OVER NEGOTIATING FOR HIGHER WAGES.Practise this motion
  3. Round 1THIS HOUSE REGRETS THE SOCIETAL EXPECTATION THAT ONE MUST BE 'PASSIONATE' ABOUT THEIR CAREERS.Practise this motion
  4. Round 2THIS HOUSE WOULD PRIORITIZE THE 'RADHA-KRISHNA' NARRATIVE OF LOVE IN RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE 'RAMA-SITA' NARRATIVEPractise this motion
  5. Round 2THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT, THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL, WOULD PREFER A COMMITTED PLATONIC LIFE PARTNERSHIP (PLP) OVER A ROMANTIC MARRIAGEPractise this motion
  6. Round 2THIS HOUSE PREFERS A NORM OF EXPLICIT CLOSURE OVER GRADUAL DISENGAGEMENT IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPSPractise this motion
  7. Round 3THIS HOUSE, AS AN AVERAGE WORKING WOMAN IN HER LATE 20S EXPERIENCING BURNOUT, WOULD ADOPT THE 'DIVINE FEMININE' MINDSET RATHER THAN THE 'GIRLBOSS/LEAN IN' MINDSETPractise this motion
  8. Round 3THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT SHOULD ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE 'NOT ALL MEN' DISTINCTIONPractise this motion
  9. Round 3THBT NORM OF HAVING STAY AT HOME DADS IS BETTER FOR THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENTS THAN THAT OF BOTH PARENTS WORKINGPractise this motion
  10. Round 4THW ESTABLISH DEDICATED 'MATURE STUDENT' CAMPUSES WITHIN INDIA'S PREMIER PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES (E.G., IITS, DU, JNU).Practise this motion
  11. Round 4THP THE 'SLOW SCIENCE' MOVEMENT TO THE 'FAST SCIENCE'.Practise this motion
  12. Round 4THR THE SHIFT FROM 'TEACHER-AS-AUTHORITY' TO 'TEACHER-AS-FACILITATOR' IN MODERN CLASSROOMS.Practise this motion
  13. Round 5This House Opposes the glorification of 'Functional Misery' as a prerequisite for excellence (as depicted in media like The Bear)Practise this motion
  14. Round 5This House believes that monetisation of AO3 does more harm than good.Practise this motion
  15. Round 5THR the dominance of the 'Trauma Plot' in mediaPractise this motion
  16. QuarterfinalsThis House Believes That the practice of denying bail on anticipatory and preventive grounds (public safety, witness tampering, flight risk) does more harm than goodPractise this motion
  17. QuarterfinalsTHBT there is no moral obligation to follow the law.Practise this motion
  18. QuarterfinalsThis House Believes That the mandatory statutory privileges granted to MSMEs in dispute resolution (e.g. rigid timelines, compound interest penalties) does more harm than good to MSMEsPractise this motion
  19. SemifinalsThis House Believes That the Finance Commission should prioritize ""Demographic Performance"" (population control & development) over "Income Distance" poverty & population size) when allocating central tax revenue to states.Practise this motion
  20. SemifinalsTHW Ban Corporate Stock Buybacks.Practise this motion
  21. SemifinalsTHBT the US Federal Reserve should adopt a policy of Yield Curve Control.Practise this motion
  22. Novice FinalsTHBT the word "martyr" should not be used for soldiers.Practise this motion
  23. Novice FinalsThis house, as a losing country in a war, Would employ a scorched earth strategy.Practise this motion
  24. Novice FinalsTHP a world in which tactical kill decisions are made by artificial intelligence rather than human military command.Practise this motion
  25. Grand FinalTHS the decision to authorise the Scout regiment to explore outside the walls, even at the risk of a possible extinction of humanity.Practise this motion
  26. Grand FinalTHR Prometheus stealing fire from the gods to give humanity.Practise this motion
  27. Grand FinalThis House Would destroy the 'Proof of Determinism'.Practise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break10 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2026Debadrita D., Mahesh R., Chahana, Manas S.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
74.4
where most speakers land
72.9 to 76.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker77.6
  • 10th speaker76.8
  • 20th speaker76.1

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.