‘Publish or Perish’ refers to the attitude or practice existing within academic
institutions whereby emphasis is placed on publishing material at regular intervals in order to be deemed successful.

The Delhi University, one of the primary and oldest universities in India, comprises of a number of colleges (classified between North Campus and South Campus) has
been a go-to educational pursuit for most students around the country. During COVID, DU decided to shift towards CUET (Common University Entrance Test) for its admission
process, moving away from its traditional method of admissions through evaluating students' percentages in their respective board examinations.

Moonlighting refers to a side job in addition to one's primary employment.

Gamification is the use of game design elements in a non-game context. These elements could include points, badges, leader-boards, levels, prizes, teammates etc.

An artificial general intelligence (AGI) is an AI
system capable of performing any task a
human can more efficiently. It is different from AI in that while AI complements humans in making work faster, AGI is said to replicate human intelligence.

Tiger parenting is a style of parenting that
is characterised by strict discipline, high
expectations, and an emphasis on academic and extracurricular achievement

Pre-poll alliances are partnerships formed by two or more political parties before an election. They agree to contest the election together, often to combine their electoral strength and increase their chances of winning.

For the purposes of the debate, the ‘War on
Terror’ refers to the individual actions countries take in combatting terrorism home and abroad. For example - India’s surgical strikes, the US’ presence is Afghanistan, etc

Authoritarian democracies are characterized as having a democratic form of government within an authoritarian-like (or strongman)leader in power. Examples include Brazil(Bolsonaro), the Philippines (Duterte), and Hungary(Orban). Disinformation is defined as false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumours) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.

Positive masculinity challenges the negative aspects of traditional masculinity that lead to toxic masculinity by associating masculinity with positive traits such as confidence, strength, and courage. For the purpose of this debate, narratives of positive masculinity look like “strong men respect women," or"real men hold other men accountable." Narratives that deconstruct masculinity attempt to de-emphasize gendered traits associated with men. For instance, "all people can wear make-up" or "crying is for everyone".

Vigilantism is the private enforcement of state laws. The legalisation of vigilantism would allow proportionate responses to crime by individuals and communities. For example, reasonable incapacitation to make a citizen's arrest (and taking them to a local police station); surrounding the home of a violent offender to enforce a house arrest; etc. Disproportionate responses (e.g. killing a drug dealer, not in self-defence) would not be encompassed under this policy.

Judicial activism is a judicial philosophy holding that the courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of its decisions.

Faith-based recovery programmes are addiction
treatment approaches that incorporate religious
or spiritual beliefs and practices to help
individuals overcome substance abuse and find
support and healing through their faith.

Religious pluralism is the belief or
acceptance that multiple religions can
coexist and are equally valid, promoting
tolerance and respect for diverse religious
beliefs and practices.

The Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) was proposed to be a multilateral alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the dominance of the US dollar. The AMF serves a similar purpose to
the IMF in monitoring economic risks and providing financial assistance if necessary with the main difference being the
exclusion of the West in the AMF. The AMF was abandoned due to staunch Western opposition but has seen a revival due to a public endorsement by Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim.

BRICS currency is a proposed alternative
currency which would be a combination of
currencies of BRICS nations. It's mission
would be to replace dollars in major transactions.

You are chairing Round 9 of Vietnam Worlds. You know that the only team which takes a first will break. It's close between two teams, Vansh at OO and Manasija at CG, both of them belonging to the nascent and historically underrepresented circuit of India. However, you have seen Vansh dominate pre-world's and every comp they have been to, and you know that with there are more chances of Vansh breaking into deeper out-rounds. But, you also know that Manasija , an inconsistent debater with credible achievements has struggled financially to be able to do worlds by taking loans and borrowing money from friends to make his dream of breaking at worlds a reality for himself and his society. In comparison, Vansh is an extremely privileged person having generational wealth, who was spotted in the fanciest pubs of Hanoi. After a long deliberation, the panel is at a 1-1 split, with one vote each for OO and CG.