Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THP a world where the extremely rich contributed to poverty alleviation and social causes through increased taxation and contributions to government policies, rather than through independent philanthropical projects.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THW hold top executives at management consulting organisations criminally responsible for the consequences of their recommendations implemented by their clients.
  • 2
    THS 'Yes Parenting'.
  • 3
    In countries with male-specific national military service requirements, TH, as the local feminist movement, W push for women to included in those requirements.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT the Indian LGBT movement should frame the cause as rooted in domestic culture and tradition, rather than as part of a contemporary international movement.
  • 2
    TH, as an Indian who supports Kashmir's cause for freedom/ autonomy, would not visit the state for purposes of tourism.
  • 3
    THP a world where India had reopened sports and fitness facilities (e.g. gyms, sports grounds, community pools) post-lockdown rather than reopened recreational consumption facilities (e.g. restaurants, malls, pubs).

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THW limit the number of flights that a single person can take in a year.
  • 2
    In areas prone to environmental disasters, THW replace all state rebuilding and reconstruction efforts with direct cash transfers to affected citizens.
  • 3
    THBT environmental advocacy groups should prioritize lobbying governments to change environmental policies (e.g. cap and trade, banning environmentally harmful chemicals) rather than convincing individuals to take responsibility for their own contribution to environmental damage (e.g. reducing / recycling waste, taking public transit)

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS China's anti-addiction system.
  • 2
    THR the villanization of China by prominent Democratic politicians in the United States.
  • 3
    THBT foreign filmmakers should refuse to censor or change their art in order to access the Chinese market.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT it is in the interest of religious organizations to prioritize bringing in more young people into their services (e.g. by having religious rock music at prayer services, liberalizing their messages, etc.), rather than focusing on serving the needs of their older adherents.
  • 2
    Assuming it could be done without placing the burden of secrecy on adults, THP a world where individuals are unaware of the existence of organized religions for the duration of their childhoods (e.g. not being aware of the existence of temple rituals or church services, not knowing about religious holidays, etc.)
  • 3
    THW significantly increase the threshold to deem something discrimination on the basis of religion (including but not limited to removing religious exemptions to hate speech laws, removing religious exemptions to vaccination, lowering punishments for cases of discrimination deemed justifiable to protect other vulnerable groups, etc.)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THW require venture capital funded companies to become profitable within 3 years of starting operations, or lose access to further funding.
  • 2
    Assuming that the total number of immigration visas stays the same, THBT countries should allocate visas to applicants by random lottery, rather than based on merit-based selection criteria (e.g. prioritizing professionals or those with advanced academic degrees).
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should only prosecute the officials who take harassment bribes, rather than prosecute the officials and the payers.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THW ban for-profit tutoring companies (e.g. Byju's,Aakash).
  • 2
    THBT universities should take in students based on random lottery rather than through selective admissions criteria.
  • 3
    At the school level, THW teach a majority of literature through contemporary works rather than a majority through classical works.