Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THW Join Khansaar
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    The euro area, commonly called the eurozone, is a currency union of 20 member states of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their primary currency and sole legal tender, and have thus fully implemented EMU policies
  • 2
    THBT the continuing Federal Reserve policy of increasing interest rates focus is wrong.
  • 3
    This House Believes That policymakers should prioritise the formalist approach rather than substantivist approach
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    TH prefers secular governments that exclude all religion from public spaces to those that allow unlimited religious expression
  • 2
    THBT the process of decolonisation should include actively disempowering religions that were imposed on the country during colonialism
  • 3
    THS New Atheism movement
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement should encourage men to do thankless jobs (e.g: providing mentorship, household chores, organizing birthday parties etc.) that are currently expected of women, rather than encouraging women to say no to these tasks
  • 2
    THBT LGBTQ+ movement should prioritize the advocacy for non-traditional norms (irreligiosity, hyper-sexualization, polyamoury/open relationships etc) over traditional societal norms (marriage equality, religious acceptance).
  • 3
    THBT the norm of having stay-at-home dads is better for the women's rights movement than that of both parents working
  • Round 2

  • 1
    This House Would exempt academic disputes from defamation law.
  • 2
    In areas of chronically low academic attainment, THBT the general approach of educational charities should be to focus resources on maximising the potential of exceptional students.
  • 3
    THBT that X should go to her dream school right away
  • Round 1

  • 1
    This House Regrets the celebration of political Neutrality as a desirable characteristic of the Indian civil servants
  • 2
    This House Prefers the characterisation of politics as a “career”, instead of “social/public service”
  • 3
    THBT the Indian National Congress should have dissolved itself after the 2014 general election.