Motions

Open Finals

  • THBT the public listing of Tata Sons will do more harm than good.
  • Open Semifinals

  • This house believes that mainstream European political parties should abandon the strategy of the “cordon sanitaire"
  • Open Quarterfinals

  • This House Prefers Beveridge Model over Bismarck Model
  • Open Octofinals

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Houthis to engage peace negotiation with the Saudis
  • Novice Finals

  • For 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 rise
  • Novice Semifinals

  • THR the rise of Private Equity Investments in the Indian Healthcare Sector
  • Round 5

  • In states undergoing democratic transition following a military coup, This House Prefers one dominant party over multiple competing parties.
  • Round 4

  • This House Would allow police officers to refuse orders on grounds of conscience.
  • Round 3

  • This 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.)
  • Round 2

  • This House Supports the rise of low-cost private schools in developing countries
  • Round 1

  • This house believes that civil law jurisdictions should introduce a lay judge system.