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DU SSC Mukarji MD (78th) 2026
2026-06-01 · In person · AP
Motions
DU SSC Mukarji MD (78th) 2026 (2026)24 motions
- Round 1THW institutionalize lateral entry as a permanent recruitment pathway across all levels in the Indian Civil Services
- Round 1THP student bodies using sectoral bargaining over enterprise bargaining in higher education.
- Round 1In post-conflict states, THW mandate a single, unified national curriculum
- Round 2TH, as indigenous communities in Amazon rainforest would undertake acts of vigilantism against poachers and illegal loggers.
- Round 2THBT local communities should have veto power over green infrastructure projects.
- Round 2THO the rise of the 'degrowth' political movement.
- Round 3THS Indian regional parties expanding their political presence beyond their home states.
- Round 3THBT opposition movements should adopt decentralized leadership structures in authoritarian democracies.
- Round 3THS the rise of political lobbying groups by the Indian diaspora in Western Democracies.
- Round 4THW privatize underperforming Indian PSU banks.
- Round 4THO the rise of shadow banking in emerging economies.
- Round 4THBT middle-income countries with large natural resources revenues should signifcantly prioritize the establishment of sovereign wealth funds over immediate domestic spending.
- Round 5THBT the Dalit movement should abandon their sub-caste identities in favor of the unified term "Dalit".
- Round 5THBT social justice movements should actively oppose the psychologisation of oppression.
- Round 5THBT feminist movements should prioritize advocating for universal free childcare over demanding direct cash transfers to caregivers.
- QuarterfinalsTHW repeal the Antarctic Treaty System.
- QuarterfinalsTHBT that Japan should amend article 9 to allow full military normalisation
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance has done more harm than good
- SemifinalsTHR the rise of donor-advised funds.
- SemifinalsTHP a world where children are raised in socioeconomically randomized cohorts regardless of their parent’s status.
- SemifinalsIn areas characterized by significant inequality, This house believes that religious leaders should actively preach the doctrine of “honorable poverty” to their followers.
- Grand FinalTHP elected representatives over a council of philosopher-kings.
- Grand FinalTH Predicts in a world where AI-generated simulations are indistinguishable from reality, most people would choose to live in simulations
- Grand FinalTHP a world under viktors glorious revolution.
What gets set here
Politics8%
Law & Crime4%
Economics4%
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Break on speaks? Average at least 78.3.
Last edition: 8 of 45 teams broke.
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