South Asian Schools DC 2026

1. Round 1This house regrets the decline of the joint familyPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House, as a young championship (2nd tier of English Football) footballer on the verge of promotion, would stay at their current club rather than sign for a top Premier League teamPractise this motion
3. Round 3This house supports the dominance of non-interventionism in fieldwork research in the social sciences.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THP government funding for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to be in the form of capacity building, rather than direct financial assistance (ex: loans and subsidies)Practise this motion
5. Round 5THS the rise in violent democratic movements in South Asia (eg: Nepal, Bangladesh)Practise this motion
6. Novice SemifinalsTHBT the western liberal economic system has done more harm than good for the developing worldPractise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHBT the western liberal economic system has done more harm than good for the developing worldPractise this motion
8. SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of Sri Lanka to strengthen ties with India at the cost of Chinese relationsPractise this motion
9. Grand FinalTHBT the second Trump presidency has been in the interest of the CCPPractise this motion
10. Novice FinalsTHW remove the chipPractise this motion

1. Round 1THBT medical professionals should be able to opt out of providing treatment on religious or ethical groundsPractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT feminist movements in developing nations should deprioritise the strategy of advocating for carceral feminism.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THO the increasing focus on personal stories in college admissionsPractise this motion
4. Round 4THO the naturalization of athletes for international sporting competitionsPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT decisions on the preservation of heritage sites should be left to public referendaPractise this motion
6. OctofinalsThis house opposes horse-race reporting.Practise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHBT Sri Lankan government should seize all unclaimed land in the Mullaitivu district.Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis house believes that indigenous groups should not be punished for vigilante justice against wildlife poaching, illegal logging, and acts of pollution.Practise this motion
9. Grand FinalAssuming the technology was safe and feasible, This house supports a wide-spread adoption of the severance technologyPractise this motion
10. Novice SemifinalsTHR the rise of comedy shows with journalistic content as a prominent news source (e.g. John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee).Practise this motion
11. Novice FinalsTH, as an altruistically-minded graduate, would take a high paying corporate job and earn to give, rather than join an altruistic organisation like a non-profitPractise this motion

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1. Round 1TH as the Sri Lankan Government would adopt the widespread use of government-bonded scholarships rather than invest in the expansion of public sector tertiary educationPractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based discrimination (e.g. gender, race)Practise this motion
3. Round 3THBT South Korea should break up ChaebolsPractise this motion
4. Round 4THS governments significantly increasing their use of big data-based predictive models to replace human judgements (e.g. criminal justice policy, allocation of healthcare resources, housing development)Practise this motion
5. Round 5THS the creation of women-only political parties in multi-party democraciesPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHR the suspension of financial cooperation with Afghanistan by Western powersPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to abandon the doctrine of "divine inspiration" of the Bible, in favor of one that admits it was written by flawed human beingsPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTH prefers a world where the prevailing moral doctrine is utilitarianism over common sense moralityPractise this motion
9. Novice Semi FinalTHBT environmental movements should launch violent campaigns against major polluting companiesPractise this motion
10. Novice FinalTHW not host public debates between candidates in the runup to electionsPractise this motion

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