In the Mahabharata, Arjun is regarded as their most skilled archer. The Kurukshetra War is fought between the Pandavas and the Kauravas over the throne of Hastinapura. 

Immediately before the war begins, Arjun stands on the battlefield and observes that the opposing army includes his own relatives, teachers, and former allies. He experiences intense emotional distress and expresses unwillingness to fight. He does not wish to participate in the battle as he feels it is against dharma. At this moment, Arjun has not yet engaged in combat, and the war has not formally commenced. His decision would affect the Pandavas’ military strength and the course of the conflict.

For the purposes of this motion, Arjun is making this decision independently without relying on divine authority or guaranteed moral certainty about the outcomes of the war.

In Iliad, Achilles is a Greek warrior, known as the greatest fighter among the Greek forces during the Trojan War. 

Before the war, Achilles is aware of a prophecy concerning his future: he may choose between two possible paths. One path is to fight in the Trojan War, achieve everlasting fame, and die young. The other is to avoid the war, live a long life, and remain largely unknown.

At the point of this choice, Achilles has not yet joined the Trojan War, and no battles involving him have taken place. His decision would determine both his personal future and the strength of the Greek forces at Troy.

Franz Kafka's literary works were largely unpublished during his lifetime. Max Brod was Kafka's close friend whom Kafka trusted deeply.

Kafka had a lifelong suspicion that people found him mentally and physically repulsive. On his deathbed in 1924, Kafka instructed Brod to destroy all unpublished manuscripts, novels, letters, and diaries. At this time, Kafka was relatively unknown. 

After Kafka’s death, Max Brod became the literary executor of Kafka’s estate gaining full control over these manuscripts. Brod believed in Kafka's artistic brilliance but also wanted to respest the last wish of Kafka. 

For the purposes of this debate, Brod is making this decision after Kafka’s death. 

The Goan government backtracked on their decision to allow app based aggregators (e.g. Uber, Ola) due to protests by Goan taxi drivers. Displeased with the move, tourists and residents term the current system as Goa's taxi mafia which is characterized by high fares, shortage of cabs and unruly driver behavior. On the contrary, taxi operators argue that the cab fares are usually high as more distance has to be covered and fear that the predatory pricing of the app aggregators will establish their monopoly. Counting families of the drivers, 7% of Goa's population is directly dependent on the Taxi business.

In recent years, private equity funds have increasingly acquired corporate hospital chains across India, expanding rapidly into tier-2 and tier-3 cities where public healthcare infrastructure is limited. These acquisitions are often accompanied by consolidation of smaller hospitals, standardisation of services, and a focus on scaling specialised and tertiary care. Hospital operations are frequently shaped by financial performance metrics and expectations of expansion and eventual exit.

The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought between North Korea and South Korea. After World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel: the North backed by the Soviet Union, the South supported by the United States. On 25 June 1950, North Korean forces invaded the South under Kim Il-sung, the communist leader of North aiming to reunify the peninsula by force.

The United Nations, led militarily by the US, intervened to defend South Korea. UN forces pushed North toward China’s border, prompting Chinese intervention in support of the North. The war turned into a brutal stalemate marked by trench warfare, heavy bombing, and massive civilian suffering.

An armistice was signed in 1953, not a peace treaty, leaving the Koreas technically still at war. The border remains near the original 38th parallel, now heavily fortified as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

The war caused millions of military and civilian casualties and entrenched the division of Korea. After the Korean War, Kim Il-sung failed to reunify Korea but gained total control in the North. War destruction and foreign threats justified purges, militarization, and surveillance. He built a powerful personality cult and self-reliance ideology.

Going back to the closet refers to the act of queer individuals who had been publicly open about their sexuality and gender, to revert back to no longer disclosing queerness. This can look like but is not limited to: publicly identifying as cisgender after years of being identifying as non-binary or telling others that you reverted back to being straight.

For the purposes of this debate, Stereotypical Barbie represents the traditional and idealised image of Barbie, who is polished, conventionally beautiful, and tied to the idea that empowerment comes from women being able to achieve anything within existing systems. In contrast to this image, Weird Barbie is visibly imperfect, openly rejects traditional expectations, and lives on the margins of Barbie Land, representing a kind of feminism rooted in resistance, questioning norms, and embracing difference.

As per CBSE regulations, a minimum of 75 per cent attendance is mandatory for students to be eligible to appear for the board examinations. Dummy schools, mainly populated in Kota and Delhi, are popular amongst students as they allow them to sit in examinations without any attendance.

Professors in universities are generally tasked to conduct original research as well as teach at universities. Professors do not need any teaching qualifications but are experts in their field of research. Distinct teaching professionals have training in areas of pedagogy, student engagement, and learning outcomes along with the basic understanding of their subject.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani portrays the relationship between Naina and Bunny, who hold differing priorities at various points in their lives. Naina values stability, long-term planning, and emotional presence in relationships. Bunny prioritises career ambition, travel, and personal exploration, often avoiding long-term commitments during his early adulthood.

The two form a close emotional connection early on but do not enter a relationship due to these differing priorities. Over several years, both characters undergo personal and professional development independently. They later reconnect, at which point Bunny expresses a desire to pursue a committed relationship.

For the purposes of this debate:

•⁠  ⁠Emotional reliability refers to consistent availability, clarity of intent, and the willingness to plan and make decisions jointly.

•⁠  ⁠Emotional intensity refers to strong emotional expression, passion, and heightened romantic connection, even if intermittent or delayed.