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IIT Madras Parliamentary Debate 2026
Feb 6, 2026 · BP
Motions
IIT Madras Parliamentary Debate 2026 (2026)9 motionsCA: 🇮🇳 Angad C., Aniket P., Aarohi B., 🇸🇬 Naomi A., Rohan G.
- Round 1This House Opposes the decline of religion's role in emotional healing (eg. rise in professional psychological help, AI chatbots and counselling etc.)
- Round 2TH, as the feminist movement in a developing country, Opposes the glamourisation of sex work in the media (e.g. movies, OnlyFans influencers, etc.)
- Round 3As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince
- Round 4THBT middle powers should deliberately tolerate limited violations of international law by their strategic partners
- Round 5This House Supports the aggressive formalisation of informal markets in developing countries (e.g. provision and strict enforcement of vending licenses, strict designated vending zones, simplified business registration and tax systems)
- SemifinalsThis House would require venture-backed startups in emerging economies to go public via direct listings rather than underwritten IPOs
- Grand FinalAssuming the regulation gets implemented in it's current state, TH Predicts that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 will do more harm than good for the Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasi movement
- Novice Pre-FinalsIn authoritarian countries, THBT the opposition should work within the system to reform the regime (e.g. cooperating with the ruling party in formal politics), as opposed to working towards regime change (e.g. publicly criticising the ruling government, engaging in mass protests)
- Novice FinalsThis House Supports the vilification of apolitical individuals in progressive circles
What gets set here
Economics22%
Politics22%
Religion11%
Social & Identity11%
Fiction11%
International Relations11%
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16% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.
Last edition: 8 of 51 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalnunkimi H. | PM | This House Supports the aggressive formalisation of informal markets in developing countries (e.g. provision and strict enforcement of vending licenses, strict designated vending zones, simplified business registration and tax systems) | 85 |
| Himan N. | LO | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 83 |
| Yashovardhan B. | DLO | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 83 |
| Lalnunkimi H. | LO | This House Opposes the decline of religion's role in emotional healing (eg. rise in professional psychological help, AI chatbots and counselling etc.) | 83 |
| Lalnunkimi H. | MG | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 83 |
| Vaishnavi P. | DPM | This House Supports the aggressive formalisation of informal markets in developing countries (e.g. provision and strict enforcement of vending licenses, strict designated vending zones, simplified business registration and tax systems) | 83 |
| Samuel T. | MO | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 82 |
| 🇮🇳 Anshuman M. | DPM | TH, as the feminist movement in a developing country, Opposes the glamourisation of sex work in the media (e.g. movies, OnlyFans influencers, etc.) | 82 |
| Anjali A. | OW | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 82 |
| Harsh | LO | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 82 |
| Vaishnavi P. | GW | As the sorcerer, THW refuse the King's request to heal the Prince | 82 |
| 🇮🇳 Vishwa R. | PM | TH, as the feminist movement in a developing country, Opposes the glamourisation of sex work in the media (e.g. movies, OnlyFans influencers, etc.) | 82 |
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