Shri Ram DF (20th) 2026

1. Round 1THP the Wimbledon model for distributing tickets at major sporting events.Practise this motion
2. Round 1THW require corporate sponsors and owners of sports to meet minimum ethical standards.Practise this motion
3. Round 1THBT sport and politics should not mix.Practise this motion
4. Round 2THS a strong norm of 'defining the relationship' for friendships.Practise this motion
5. Round 2THP a norm that encourages rekindling old friendships to a norm that encourages forming new friendships.Practise this motion
6. Round 2THP a norm where pro-social behaviour (e.g. being kind to others, helping people who have been wronged, not criticising appearances) is owed only to those who uphold such standards themselves (a 'social contract') as opposed to being owed to everyone regardless of behaviour (a 'moral standard').Practise this motion
7. Round 3TH, as a non-aligned developing nation (e.g. India, Indonesia, Brazil), would predominantly use China-led AI architecture as opposed to US-led AI architecture.Practise this motion
8. Round 3THS the increased use of carbon border adjustment mechanisms.Practise this motion
9. Round 3THO the global rise of friend-shoring.Practise this motion
10. Round 4THR the rise of short-form content.Practise this motion
11. Round 4THO the romanticisation of youth in media and popular culture.Practise this motion
12. Round 4THR the 'wellness is hotness' trend.Practise this motion
13. Round 5This House, as a young aspiring politician in India today, would adopt the political philosophy of Hamilton as opposed to that of Burr.Practise this motion
14. Round 5When undertaking delimitation, THBT India should allocate seats based on states' implementation of family planning policies, their fiscal contributions, and their HDI as opposed to allocating seats proportionally to population.Practise this motion
15. Round 5THBT it is in the interests of left-leaning parties in the EU to adopt anti-immigration stances.Practise this motion
16. QuarterfinalsTHS the rise of prediction markets.Practise this motion
17. QuarterfinalsTHBT the Philippines should mandate the sharing of private water reserves during state-declared water shortages.Practise this motion
18. QuarterfinalsTHS the rise of the quick services industry (e.g food/grocery delivery, on-demand services) in India.Practise this motion
19. SemifinalsTHO the narrative that women should be a "girls' girl".Practise this motion
20. SemifinalsTHS the rise of the 4B movement outside of South Korea.Practise this motion
21. SemifinalsTHP the pursuit of equality of outcome to the pursuit of equality of opportunity.Practise this motion
22. Grand FinalTH, as Ethiopia, would launch a military offensive to seize and hold a corridor to the Port of Assab.Practise this motion
23. Grand FinalTHBT Trump has done more harm than good for countries other than the United States.Practise this motion
24. Grand FinalTH, as China, regrets Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Practise this motion
25. Novice SemifinalsTHBT developing countries should run elite bonded government scholarship schemes.Practise this motion
26. Novice SemifinalsTHP public provision of student loans to directly subsidising university education.Practise this motion
27. Novice SemifinalsTHR the narrative that students at elite colleges will go on to change the world.Practise this motion
28. Novice FinalsTHR the rise of spiritual tourism.Practise this motion
29. Novice FinalsTHW grant religious groups legally enforceable intellectual property rights over their traditional symbols, dress, and motifs.Practise this motion
30. Novice FinalsTHBT developing countries should give state salaries and benefits to religious leaders in exchange for government oversight of their theological training.Practise this motion

1. Round 1THO pop psychologyPractise this motion
2. Round 1THR the prominence of the girlboss archetype in children’s mediaPractise this motion
3. Round 1THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood moviesPractise this motion
4. Round 2THP the Gorsuch’ Stricter Delegation Standard over the Intelligible Principle StandardPractise this motion
5. Round 2THBT developing countries should delegate a significant portion of decision-making and public policy governance to algorithms and artificial intelligencePractise this motion
6. Round 2THBT post colonial states should give significant autonomy over policy control to local tribes/regional leaders within their territories.Practise this motion
7. Round 3THBT the U.S. Federal Reserve should reduce interest ratesPractise this motion
8. Round 3THBT the U.S. Federal Reserve should adopt NGDP Targeting over Inflation TargetingPractise this motion
9. Round 3THBT limiting the negative effects of U.S. monetary policy on foreign economies should become an explicit part of the Federal Reserve’s mandatePractise this motion
10. Round 4THBT States should revise and reauthorise constitutions every 25 yearsPractise this motion
11. Round 4THBT India should mandate pre-litigation mediation for divorce casesPractise this motion
12. Round 4THW abolish Bar AssociationsPractise this motion
13. QuarterfinalsTHP a world where everyone is equipped with a RemogulatorPractise this motion
14. QuarterfinalsTHP a world with connected consciousnessPractise this motion
15. QuarterfinalsTHP a world with the TrustHuman system.Practise this motion
16. SemifinalsTHR the religious condemnation of human hedonistic tendencies (e.g. desire for wealth, seeking pleasure etc.)Practise this motion
17. SemifinalsTHO New AtheismPractise this motion
18. SemifinalsTHP to be born in a religion that proselytises as opposed to one that doesn’tPractise this motion
19. Grand FinalTHS the partition of Sudan.Practise this motion
20. Grand FinalTH, as the EU, W return to Russian oil & gas.Practise this motion
21. Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of Bangladesh to stabilise its relationship with India over deepening strategic ties with China.Practise this motion
22. Novice FinalsTHR the religious condemnation of human hedonistic tendencies (e.g. desire for wealth, seeking pleasure etc.)Practise this motion
23. Novice FinalsTHO New AtheismPractise this motion
24. Novice FinalsTHP to be born in a religion that proselytises as opposed to one that doesn’tPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT it is in the interests of countries with historical artefacts in the British Museum to accept those artefacts on loan as opposed to maintaining a narrative that these artefacts belong to them and should be permanently returned (i.e. the Greek government accepting the Parthenon sculptures on a loan from the British Museum)Practise this motion
2. Round 1THO the rise in popularity of the true crime communityPractise this motion
3. Round 1THW ban reality TVPractise this motion
4. Round 2THS "End-of-the-World" narratives when advocating for climate change policyPractise this motion
5. Round 2THBT prominent feminist activists in India should not run for elected officePractise this motion
6. Round 2THO the involvement of religious institutions and leaders in protest and revolutionary movements against authoritarian regimes (e.g., the involvement of Catholic leaders in the Philippines' People Power Revolution, Desmond Tutu and the South African Anglican Church's involvement in the Anti-Apartheid movement etc.)Practise this motion
7. Round 3THW make public transport free in major metropolitan areasPractise this motion
8. Round 3THR the trend towards the decriminalisation and legalisation of drugs in Western countriesPractise this motion
9. Round 3THW pardon members of militant groups who were recruited as children, in exchange for them leaving the groupPractise this motion
10. Round 4THS the provision of a legal guarantee for MSPPractise this motion
11. Round 4THP unicameral legislatures to bicameral legislaturesPractise this motion
12. Round 4THW abolish the US Electoral CollegePractise this motion
13. Round 5THBT all memorials and monuments should commemorate both sides of the warPractise this motion
14. Round 5THO the glorification of self sacrifice in historic military narrativesPractise this motion
15. Round 5THBT India and Pakistan should introduce a common history curriculumPractise this motion
16. Open Pre-Semi FinalsTHW introduce significant mandatory minimum prison sentences for white collar crimesPractise this motion
17. Open Pre-Semi FinalsTHW prohibit entertainment companies from including exclusivity clauses in employment contracts that place restrictions on the personal lives of their employees (e.g., restrictions on dating, dietary restrictions etc.)Practise this motion
18. Open Pre-Semi FinalsTHW ban zero-hour contractsPractise this motion
19. Open Semi FinalsTHBT it is in India's interests to join the RCEPPractise this motion
20. Open Semi FinalsTH, as the US, would abandon its demands for Niger to transition to civilian rule and resume cooperating with the military juntaPractise this motion
21. Open Semi FinalsTHP a world where nuclear weapons were never used against JapanPractise this motion
22. Open Grand FinalsTHP a world in which people are unaware of the existence of organised religions for the duration of their childhoodPractise this motion
23. Open Grand FinalsTHP a world without the concept of the Messianic AgePractise this motion
24. Open Grand FinalsTHP a world where religious deities are not perceived as perfect, omniscient, and omnipotent beingsPractise this motion
25. Novice Semi FinalsTHS the rise of quiet quittingPractise this motion
26. Novice Semi FinalsTHP a world without a norm of gift givingPractise this motion
27. Novice Semi FinalsTHO the narrative that time heals all woundsPractise this motion
28. Novice FinalsTHBT parents should teach their children to downsizePractise this motion
29. Novice FinalsTHP a world where all students study in boarding schoolsPractise this motion
30. Novice FinalsTHO the trend of aspiring college applicants increasingly adopting resume paddingPractise this motion

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1. Round 1In areas with chronic teacher shortages, THW outsource teacher hiring and management to private agenciesPractise this motion
2. Round 1THR student wings of political parties in Delhi University.Practise this motion
3. Round 1THBT schools in India should adopt a major shift away from memorization-based exams (involving repetition of facts, formulas etc.) towards application-based exams (involving critical thinking, problem-solving etc.) for students till Grade 10.Practise this motion
4. Round 2THBT criminal justice policy should be outsourced to technocrats instead of elected representatives.Practise this motion
5. Round 2For crimes with low prosecution and conviction rates (e.g. sexual assault, domestic violence or membership of criminal gangs), THW lower the burden of proof from "beyond reasonable doubt" to "on the balance of probabilities"Practise this motion
6. Round 2THBT the International Criminal Court should abolish its practice of complementarityPractise this motion
7. Round 3THO the rise of large private ed-tech firms in India (Byju’s, Unacademy etc.)Practise this motion
8. Round 3THO the norm of company founders remaining in key C-suite roles (Eg: CEO, CFO, CTO) in the company after its IPO.Practise this motion
9. Round 3THR the narrative that selling your start-up is considered a successPractise this motion
10. Round 4TH regrets the rise of pop feminismPractise this motion
11. Round 4TH, as a progressive female candidate, would not use conventional gender roles (e.g. marketing oneself as a mother or a wife) as a tactic in political campaigns.Practise this motion
12. Round 4This House, as a WGM in a position of power, will choose to give preferential treatment to WGMs in their workplace at the expense of cis men.Practise this motion
13. Round 5THBT India should adopt a two-child policy.Practise this motion
14. Round 5In failing cities, THW allow corporations to buy autonomous control over social and economic policy for a period of up to 99 yearsPractise this motion
15. Round 5THW cut government and parliament members' wages and pension funds if they run fiscal deficits beyond the limits set by economists.Practise this motion
16. Open Quarter FinalsTHO the rising trend of onshoring/nearshoring in global manufacturingPractise this motion
17. Open Quarter FinalsTHBT policymakers in developed economies should prioritize achieving degrowth as a central policy objective.Practise this motion
18. Open Quarter FinalsTHW ban debt monetization by governmentsPractise this motion
19. Open Semi-FinalsTHBT movements that aim to advance Dalit rights should advocate and support conversions en-masse to popular religions outside of Hinduism (e.g. Islam, Christianity)Practise this motion
20. Open Semi-FinalsTH, as the contemporary Dalit movement in Maharashtra, will condemn the legacy of Namdeo Dhasal.Practise this motion
21. Open Semi-FinalsTHBT Dalit historians should emphasise the contributions of Dalit leaders to their own community (eg: Babasaheb demanding public drinking water sources open to all and right for all castes to enter temples) as opposed to their contributions to events considered historically significant (eg: Babasaheb's contribution to Indian Constitution).Practise this motion
22. Open Grand FinalsTHR the popular shift towards generalist professions (eg: management consultants/ business analysts, graduate management trainee) as opposed to specialist roles (digital marketing associate, valuation/M&A analyst).Practise this motion
23. Novice SemifinalsTHBT, in times of economic crisis, it is legitimate for governments and central banks to strategically withhold information that may damage market confidencePractise this motion
24. Novice SemifinalsTHO minimum support prices in agriculture in India.Practise this motion
25. Novice SemifinalsThis House would temporarily and significantly relax minimum labour standards in times of unusually high unemployment, including workplace health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hours restrictions etcPractise this motion
26. Novice FinalsThis house, as leaders of marginalised minority groups, would urge their respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributes.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1This house regrets the glorification of revolutions (for example: the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, colonial independence movements) in history textbooksPractise this motion
2. Round 1This house would allocate scholarships and financial aid exclusively on the basis of financial needPractise this motion
3. Round 1This house would only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing, as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, alumni interviews)Practise this motion
4. Round 2This house believes that environmental movements should refuse funding from companies that have engaged in greenwashingPractise this motion
5. Round 2This house would impose a sin tax on the consumption of meatPractise this motion
6. Round 2This house, as the environmental movement, would prioritise advocating for the return of land rights to indigenous people as their primary environmental protection strategyPractise this motion
7. Round 3This house opposes the business practice of planned obsolescencePractise this motion
8. Round 3This house would rank all charities based on their effectiveness and give tax breaks accordinglyPractise this motion
9. Round 3This house believes that developing countries should privatise their State-Owned Enterprises (such as airlines, railway utility companies)Practise this motion
10. Round 4This house believes that the European Union should continue the enlargement process in the Western BalkansPractise this motion
11. Round 4This house opposes an expansionist NATOPractise this motion
12. Round 4This house regrets the use of religious rhetoric and narratives in the rallying of support for refugees affected by humanitarian crisesPractise this motion
13. Round 5This house would weigh one's vote inversely proportional to the size of the population of their socio-cultural group (i.e. the smaller the size of the population, the more the weight of the vote)Practise this motion
14. Round 5In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, this house prefers opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment).Practise this motion
15. Round 5This house would give permanent residents the right to vote in general electionsPractise this motion
16. Novice SemifinalsThis house prefers to be an averagely intelligent person to a geniusPractise this motion
17. Novice SemifinalsThis house, as an individual, prefers believing that they can single handedly change the world over believing that they are just one pawn in the grand scheme of thingsPractise this motion
18. Novice SemifinalsThis house prefers a world with a dominant norm of not expressing strong emotionsPractise this motion
19. QuarterfinalsThis house prefers a world in which humanity chooses voluntary human extinction over a world where humanity chooses continued existence.Practise this motion
20. QuarterfinalsThis house prefers a world where the possession of wealth is seen as shamefulPractise this motion
21. QuarterfinalsThis house would choose to stay in the "Protected Place"Practise this motion
22. Novice FinalsIn multi-party states with a singular strong dominant party, this house believes that opposition parties should actively support protest movementsPractise this motion
23. Novice FinalsThis house regrets the ideological dominance of the left in social movementsPractise this motion
24. Novice FinalsThis house believes that feminist groups should actively recruit male spokespeoplePractise this motion
25. SemifinalsThis house believes that social movements should reject the glorification of political violence.Practise this motion
26. SemifinalsThis house supports minority activists actively working to desanitise the legacies of political revolutionaries/their movement heroes in public discourse or advocacyPractise this motion
27. SemifinalsThis house believes that extremist sects within broader social justice movements do more harm than goodPractise this motion
28. Grand FinalGiven the technology, this house would erase society's memory and evidence of the criminal past of former convicts after their release from prisonPractise this motion
29. Grand FinalThis house would replace "real world" prison incarceration with simulated incarceration, for people not sentenced to a life sentencePractise this motion
30. Grand FinalThis house believes that the state should be liable to pay damages to victims of crimes committed by parolees on probationPractise this motion

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