In 2026, jewellery brand GIVA withdrew a Raksha Bandhan advertisement featuring actor Kriti Sanon after backlash over her Indo-Western outfit and the portrayal of the festival, including her tying a rakhi to her pet dog. Critics argued that her attire was inappropriate for a traditional religious occasion.

Total Peace policies adopted by Pedro Gustavo in Colombia instead refer to a set of policies aimed at reducing crime by implementing policies such as “Young People in Peace” which provided monthly stipends to Youth highly prone to gangs, legal benefits such as Reduced Sentences, and Engaging in Demobilisation/Peace Talks with gangs such as the ELN.

Mano Dura (Iron Fist) policies adopted by Nayib Bukele refer to tough on crime policies such as Militarised Policing of Neighborhoods, Mass Incarceration, Reduced Burden of Proof for Arrests, Expanding definition of “Criminal Behaviour”, etc.

Staggered elections are elections held for the same political body where legislator terms last across more than one election cycle, such that all members of that body are not elected simultaneously, but over multiple election cycles. Prominent examples include the Australian Senate (6 year senate terms with elections for half of the Senate every 3 years) and US Senate (6 year senate terms, elections for 1/3 of the Senate every 2 years).

Special legal immunities are special priviledges given to public officials. For example, prosecuting certain Indian public servants for acts connected to their official duties requires prior government sanction. Prosecution is permissible post the end of their tenrue.

Voluntary exit packages are arrangements in which employers offer employees financial compensation and potentially other benefits in exchange for voluntarily leaving their jobs. Companies may use them to reduce staffing costs, restructure their workforce or adapt to changing business needs. Unlike compulsory layoffs, employees can choose whether to accept the offer, although uncertainty about future job security may influence their decision. Recently, companies such as Microsoft have expanded these programmes. 

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is a short-term financing option that lets you purchase items immediately and pay for them over time in smaller installments or a future lump sum. Examples of this include Afterpay, Zip, Laybuy, and Klarna.

Psychologisation of friendships refers to the increasing use of therapeutic language and psychological concepts to navigate everyday friendships and conflicts. This includes setting boundaries around emotional availability, frequency of communication, personal space and emotional support. Friends increasingly use phrases like "I need space," "I don't have the emotional capacity for this," You're triggering me," or label behaviour as toxic, avoidant or emotionally draining. It also involves distancing oneself from your friends for selfcare, healing and protecting one's peace.

Truth and reconciliation commission refers to a temporary, officially mandated, non-judicial body that investigates patterns of past abuses, hears testimony from victims (and often perpetrators), and publishes a public report with findings (e.g. Guatemala’s Memory of Silence, El Salvador’s from Madness to Hope), usually with recommendations such as reparations, advice to create monuments, etc. TRCs trade amnesty for information offering immunity to perpetrators to secure their cooperation, for example soldiers will reveal the locations of unmarked mass graves, generals will give detailed accounts of torture, and their motivations. 

Highly sensitive people (HSP) experience emotions, sensory stimuli and their surroundings more intensely than others. This may contribute to greater empathy, emotional depth and appreciation of experiences, but can also make stress, overstimulation and emotional distress more difficult to manage. Coined by psychologists Elaine and Arthur Aron in the 1990s, this is a personality trait, and is not a mental illness, disorder, or medical diagnosis. For this debate "Behind a veil of ignorance" means we do not know our future circumstances or what kind of life we will lead. For the purpose of this debate you are Mohitarsh.