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Shri Ram DF (20th) 2026
2026-03-14 · India, In person · AP
Motions
Shri Ram DF (20th) 2026 (2026)30 motions
- Round 1THP the Wimbledon model for distributing tickets at major sporting events.
- Round 1THW require corporate sponsors and owners of sports to meet minimum ethical standards.
- Round 1THBT sport and politics should not mix.
- Round 2THS a strong norm of 'defining the relationship' for friendships.
- Round 2THP a norm that encourages rekindling old friendships to a norm that encourages forming new friendships.
- 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').
- 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.
- Round 3THS the increased use of carbon border adjustment mechanisms.
- Round 3THO the global rise of friend-shoring.
- Round 4THR the rise of short-form content.
- Round 4THO the romanticisation of youth in media and popular culture.
- Round 4THR the 'wellness is hotness' trend.
- Round 5This House, as a young aspiring politician in India today, would adopt the political philosophy of Hamilton as opposed to that of Burr.
- 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.
- Round 5THBT it is in the interests of left-leaning parties in the EU to adopt anti-immigration stances.
- QuarterfinalsTHS the rise of prediction markets.
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the Philippines should mandate the sharing of private water reserves during state-declared water shortages.
- QuarterfinalsTHS the rise of the quick services industry (e.g food/grocery delivery, on-demand services) in India.
- SemifinalsTHO the narrative that women should be a "girls' girl".
- SemifinalsTHS the rise of the 4B movement outside of South Korea.
- SemifinalsTHP the pursuit of equality of outcome to the pursuit of equality of opportunity.
- Grand FinalTH, as Ethiopia, would launch a military offensive to seize and hold a corridor to the Port of Assab.
- Grand FinalTHBT Trump has done more harm than good for countries other than the United States.
- Grand FinalTH, as China, regrets Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Novice SemifinalsTHBT developing countries should run elite bonded government scholarship schemes.
- Novice SemifinalsTHP public provision of student loans to directly subsidising university education.
- Novice SemifinalsTHR the narrative that students at elite colleges will go on to change the world.
- Novice FinalsTHR the rise of spiritual tourism.
- Novice FinalsTHW grant religious groups legally enforceable intellectual property rights over their traditional symbols, dress, and motifs.
- Novice FinalsTHBT developing countries should give state salaries and benefits to religious leaders in exchange for government oversight of their theological training.
Breaking here
18% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 5 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.1.
Last edition: 8 of 44 teams broke.
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