The 20th IIT Bombay Debate

1. Round 1This house believes that civil law jurisdictions should introduce a lay judge system.Practise this motion
2. Round 2This House Supports the rise of low-cost private schools in developing countriesPractise this motion
3. Round 3This House Believes That local governments of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region* should prioritise policies that benefit developers (e.g. relaxing density and height restrictions, streamlining permits and approvals etc.) over policies that benefit existing property owners and landlords (e.g. property tax relief, increased powers for Cooperative Housing Societies and Homeowner Associations etc.)Practise this motion
4. Round 4This House Would allow police officers to refuse orders on grounds of conscience.Practise this motion
5. Round 5In states undergoing democratic transition following a military coup, This House Prefers one dominant party over multiple competing parties.Practise this motion
6. Novice SemifinalsTHR the rise of Private Equity Investments in the Indian Healthcare SectorPractise this motion
7. Novice FinalsFor intrastate conflicts, This House Supports peace processes that prioritise addressing root causes* of conflict over proximate causes** of conflict. *long-term, underlying conditions in a society that make conflict more likely, e.g. unequal access to power, economic disparity. **the recent, immediate events that trigger or intensify that conflict, e.g. a contested election, a sudden price risePractise this motion
8. Open OctofinalsThis house believes that it is in the interest of the Houthis to engage peace negotiation with the SaudisPractise this motion
9. Open QuarterfinalsThis House Prefers Beveridge Model over Bismarck ModelPractise this motion
10. Open SemifinalsThis house believes that mainstream European political parties should abandon the strategy of the “cordon sanitaire"Practise this motion
11. Open FinalsTHBT the public listing of Tata Sons will do more harm than good.Practise this motion

1. Round 1This House Would ban online sports gamblingPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Prefers a World in which religious obligations were based on rational interpretation (e.g. using reason and factual analysis in order to determine duties) rather than divine commands (e.g. “because God says so.”)Practise this motion
3. Round 3This House Supports Local Content Requirements in the development of renewable energy industriesPractise this motion
4. Round 4From behind the veil of ignorance, This House Would choose to be born without the ability to feel romantic and sexual attractionPractise this motion
5. Round 5This House Believes That social media has done more harm than good for journalismPractise this motion
6. Open Partial SemifinalsThis House Would abolish the International Criminal CourtPractise this motion
7. Open SemifinalsThis House Would prohibit financial institutions from using AI-driven credit scoringPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalsThis House Would steal Painting A and take credit for it (including but not limited to: displaying it at art fairs and exhibitions under your name, attempting to sell it as your work, attempting to use it to find a patron etc.)Practise this motion
9. Open Grand FinalAssuming feasibility, This House Would break up India into two constituent parts (North India and South India) as opposed to maintaining the status quoPractise this motion

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1. Round 1TH would rather be a brat than be demurePractise this motion
2. Round 2THP a world in which social media platforms follow a Reddit style modelPractise this motion
3. Round 3This house prefers to be born with an exceptionally high level of self-awarenessPractise this motion
4. Round 4THO the decoupling between the US and ChinaPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT developing countries should significantly invest startups and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at the expense of significant investment in state-owned enterprisesPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsIn resource-rich developing nations, THW distribute profits earned from resource extraction in cash payments to citizens rather than retained by the governmentPractise this motion
7. Novice SemifinalsThis House Opposes the Defining Decade normPractise this motion
8. SemifinalsTHBT the IPL should adopt the Pyramid StructurePractise this motion
9. Novice FinalsTHO the rise of stansPractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHBT this is India’s decade* *2024 to 2033Practise this motion

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1. Round 1THW increase punishment for crimes committed by civilians during times of warPractise this motion
2. Round 2TH, as a dual income middle class millenial couple in a developed countrty, would choose not to have childrenPractise this motion
3. Round 3THP a world where the False Messiah is primarily believed to be a metaphor as opposed to an actual beingPractise this motion
4. Round 4THW abolish the TRIPS agreementPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT the media should refrain from showing graphic details of violent crimesPractise this motion
6. Novice QuarterfinalsTHW refuse the offerPractise this motion
7. Novice SemifinalsTHO the use of "emotional truth" as means to convey social commentary in comedyPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalsTHW require companies valued at $1B or more to trade publicallyPractise this motion
9. QuarterfinalsTHO the use of "emotional truth" as means to convey social commentary in comedyPractise this motion
10. SemifinalsTHW require companies valued at $1B or more to trade publicallyPractise this motion
11. Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of individuals to be born in 100 years as opposed to nowPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT parents should teach their daughters to be selfishPractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT sports leagues facing declining viewership should heavily invest in the development of modified short-form versions of their gamesPractise this motion
3. Round 3THP a world in which Abrahamic religions preached the narrative that sins are a result of human agency as opposed to being the result of the devil's temptationsPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT the popularity of micro-financing has done more harm than good to the developing worldPractise this motion
5. Round 5TH, as leaders of marginalised minority groups, would urge their respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributesPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHP media corporations without majority stakeholdersPractise this motion
7. Novice Semi FinalTHS a norm of expecting people to show resilience (eg, by maintaining a positive mindset, avoiding self-pity)Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsTHS states widely adopting auctions for citizenshipPractise this motion
9. Novice FinalsTH would choose to MoonlightPractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHR the pervasiveness of colonial determinism in discourse surrounding development in AsiaPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THW eliminate all patents resulting from scientific research that was entirely publicly funded.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THP a world in which social media was founded on a subscription-based revenue model rather than an ad-based revenue model (ie, one in which most of the revenue comes from paying customers instead of ads)Practise this motion
3. Round 3THP The World Of Total Belief to the world we currently live inPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT the CCP should bailout EvergrandePractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT the feminist movement should focus significant time, platform and resources towards combatting benevolent sexismPractise this motion
6. Open Quarter-FinalAssuming feasibility, THBT the current system of voting should be replaced by blind votingPractise this motion
7. Novice Pre-Semi FinalsTHP industrial unions to workplace unionsPractise this motion
8. Open Semi FinalsTH as the Dalai Lama, W decide publically not to reincarnatePractise this motion
9. ProAm Semi FinalsTHBT Japan should revise Article 9 of its constitution in line with Abe's 2017 proposalPractise this motion
10. ProAm FinalsTHW implement the 'Blue Shell Award'Practise this motion
11. Open FinalsTHBT social justice movements should actively promote a belief in Radical CompassionPractise this motion

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