Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    In secular states with limited land area, THW establish a cremation-only policy for the dead
  • 2
    THP religions that promise reward will come in the afterlife as opposed to those that promise material reward in this life.
  • 3
    TH, as progressive activists in highly religious states, would make use of religious texts to justify progressive reform.

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the glorification of living a long life
  • 2
    Assuming the technology exists, THW not experience feelings while making crucial life decisions
  • 3
    THBT our moral obligations should shift towards caring for future generations over those in the present.

    • Novice Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT it is in the interest of Iran to sign the Iran and China 25-year Cooperation Programme
  • 2
    THP a world where India had aligned with the Soviet bloc instead of being non-aligned
  • 3
    THBT the developing world should strongly prioritize 'south-to-south' cooperation, over international treaties and agreements with developed countries.

    • Grand Final

  • The motions for this round have not been released.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the glorification of living a long life
  • 2
    Assuming the technology exists, THW not experience feelings while making crucial life decisions
  • 3
    THBT our moral obligations should shift towards caring for future generations over those in the present.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT it is in the interest of Iran to sign the Iran and China 25-year Cooperation Programme
  • 2
    THP a world where India had aligned with the Soviet bloc instead of being non-aligned
  • 3
    THBT the developing world should strongly prioritize 'south-to-south' cooperation, over international treaties and agreements with developed countries.

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    THR the rise of Robinhood
  • 2
    THW choose to move to the content house
  • 3
    THS the adoption of similar News Media Bargaining Codes in middle-income developing countries (i.e. Malaysia, Thailand, India etc.)

    • Round 6

  • 1
    THW implement vaccine passports
  • 2
    THO the principle of epidemic sovereignty.
  • 3
    THBT global vaccine distribution should be managed by an international body.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    queer characters
  • 2
    queer-only spaces
  • 3
    queer movements in developing countries

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS shareholder primacy in developing countries
  • 2
    THW grant people living in slums the title to the land they are living on, instead of redeveloping these slums.
  • 3
    THP a world where professional sports teams are community-owned rather than privately owned

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement should support and advocate for research into the development of artificial wombs
  • 2
    THBT the Indian feminist movement should actively ascribe vices to female deities
  • 3
    THBT women from privileged backgrounds should reject benefits from affirmative action programmes

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH supports one-party democracy in developing countries.
  • 2
    TH, as a wealthy Muslim industrialist living in a tightly contested electoral state, would actively support the BJP.
  • 3
    THW give all non-citizen residents the right to vote

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THR the rise of coding academies aimed at younger children (like Whitehat Jr, Coding Ninjas etc.)
  • 2
    THS the rise of antiheroes in media consumed by children (example- cartoons, superhero films, Young Adult fiction etc.)
  • 3
    THBT having children is a morally selfish choice