The 16th NALSAR Debating Championship 2026

1. Round 0THBT frontier AI Companies going public does more harm than good
2. Round 1This House Regrets the significant increase in parental oversight* over their children *e.g. less unsupervised play, constant knowledge of children's whereabouts, monitoring phone use, etc.
3. Round 2This House Regrets Royal Decree 316/2026
4. Round 3THBT frontier AI companies going public does more harm than good
5. Round 4THBT the glorification of masculinity does more harm than good to men.
6. Round 5THBT Indian state governments should substantially increase the fiscal autonomy of urban local governments.
7. QuarterfinalsTH, as Canada, would join the EU as a full member state
8. SemifinalsTHBT President Prabowo Subianto's aggressive shift towards state-led capitalism and centralisation of the Indonesian economy will do more harm than good for Indonesia
9. Grand FinalTHPAW where this drug is widely accessible
10. Novice SemifinalsTHBT adult children should not be obligated to financially support aging parents.
11. Novice FinalsTHPAW without smartphones and tablets

1. Round 1Following the electoral loss in 2024, THS the Democratic Party’s strategy of progressive mobilization even at the expense of centrist coalition building (eg: actively platforming progressives such as AOC and Zohran Mamdani, Democratic leaders using Bernie Sanders as a surrogate in public rallies, etc.)
2. Round 2THBT feminist movements in South East Asia should actively oppose marriage migration corridors
3. Round 3THS western financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, etc.) actively employing measures to privatise state controlled energy assets in Sub Saharan Africa (Nigeria’s power sector sell-offs, Ghana’s loan-linked tariff reforms, Senegal’s concession agreements backed by risk guarantees., etc.)
4. Round 4THBT progressives in Malaysia should refrain from actively criticising the Pakatan Harapan administration
5. Round 5In states that have recently decolonised, THBT governments should pursue direct restitution of colonial landholdings as opposed to redistributing them among the landless
6. Open Pre-Quarters FinalsTHBT the state should ban the creation, distribution and displays of art which involve elements of self harm (e.g. "The Starving Artist", exhibitions which involve artists in uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, blood painting, etc.)
7. Open Quarter FinalsTHS increased issuances of perpetual bonds for renewable energy projects
8. Novice Semi FinalsThis House Opposes the norm of “gaman” in Japanese society
9. Open Semi FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Middle East for the new Syrian government to move towards strengthening ties with the United States, even at the expense of relations with Iran and Russia
10. Novice FinalsTHP self-effort religious teachings over grace-based ones
11. Open Grand FinalsTHR the rise of internal disputes within political dynasties in India’s state parties

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