The document outlines the benefits of participating in Asian parliamentary debates, such as enhancing one's CV, increasing networking opportunities, and improving public speaking skills. It also describes the debate format, including team structures, topic selection rules, speaker roles, and the order of speeches. Key strategies for success are emphasized, including structuring arguments effectively and maintaining a respectful demeanor throughout the debate.

1. Made by Anubhav Garg
BBA LL.B 2A (2018-23)
anubhavreads@gmail.com

2. How Asian Parliamentary Debates
are beneficial for you?
1. Adds to your CV.
2. Increase your professional network.
3. You get to learn from the best orators and highly-versed teachers.
4. You get the skills of putting things in black and white in a better
way.
5. Your public speaking skills increases.
6. Practice your skills and strengthen your repertoire.
7. You get suggestions, thoughts, feedback from other people and gets
to know a third-person prospect on your speaking.

3. Format of Asian Parliamentary
Debate
1. There are two teams: Government and Opposition
2. Each team has three members.
3. Government/Proposition/Affirmative constitutes of: -
- Prime Minister;
- Deputy Prime Minister;
- Government’s Wipe.
4. Opposition/Negative constitutes of: -
- Leader of Opposition;
- Deputy leader of opposition;
- Opposition’s Wipe.

4. Topic selection
• Three topics are presented to each team.
• They rank those topics according to their preferences of debating.
• Rule 1: The topic which is ranked last by both the teams can’t be opted to
debate.
• Example: Lets say there are 3 topics A, B, C.
Team A’s preference: C, B, A.
Team B’s preference: A, C, B.
• Now the debate can’t be done on topic A and B because they are ranked last by
team A & B respectively. In this case, the only option left is topic B.

5. • Rule 2: If both the teams ranks the same topic first,
then that topic is taken.
• Example: Team A’s preference: A, B, C.
Team B’s preference: A, C, B.
• Now topic A will be taken to debate.

6. • Rule 3: But if both the teams rank last the same topic,
then a toss is done to choose the topic of debate.
• Ex: Team A’s preference: C, B, A
Team B’s preference: B, C, A.
• Now a toss will be done to choose between topic B
and C.

7. Order of speakers and durations of speech
Opposition’s wipe
Government’s wipe
Deputy leader of opposition
Deputy Prime Minister
Leader of Opposition
Prime Minister • Each speaker gets 7 mins to speak
which means 42mins in total.
• Other than that, at the end there is a
Reply speech of 4 mins, which is
made by Wipes from each side.
• In the reply speech, the wipe from
the opposition goes first.

9. Point of Information (POI)
• When one speaker is speaking, the other team gets an opportunity to
ask the question to that him.
• You can only ask questions.
• It has to be short, 15 seconds approx.
• It is the discretion of the speaker to accept the question or not, but
if he accepts the POI then he has to answer the question.
• If a speaker fails to answer a question, the other team get the marks.
• Also, if one answer to POI very well, then his team get points for
that.
• Excellent tool to break the momentum of the other speaker.
• Excellent tool to gain the momentum.

10. Roles of speakers
• Prime Minister: -
• Define the topic and technical terms if any to the judges.
• Tell the government’s position on the problem
- what you are going to prove;
- what government is doing about it;
- what has been done till now;
- what are its results;
- what are future plans if any;
- arguments of the speaker.
• Make 1 or 2 arguments at max.
• Example: Should there be a statute on internet neutrality.
• Definition challenge.
• Note* Arguments means accusations, claims, counter claims, pointing out factual, logical and
interpretation errors.

11. • Leader of Opposition: -
• Respond to the definitions/interpretation given by PM (must agree
on something).
• Present opposition’s stand on the problem like: -
- what you are going to prove
- what they have to suggest on the problem;
- what government could/should have done;
- respond to PM’s arguments;
- you can also criticise a bit.
• Make some arguments.
• Note* Criticism should always be constructive, but……..

12. • Deputy PM/Leader of Opposition: -
• Counter the arguments of the opposition/Defend your team by:
- tell where they made vague statements;
- tell where they exaggerated or manipulated
- tell where they presented it in a completely wrong way.
- Accusations,
• Support and supplement the arguments of their first speaker
(PM/LoO).
• Attack the opponent team with new arguments.

13. •Government/Opposition Whip: -
• Summarise everything (what issues your team presented)
and defend your team from opposition’s arguments.
• Identify and prioritize the issues given by your team.
• Give conclusion, that is:
- how have you considered other teams arguments;
- how your team did better and what arguments you won.
• Don’t give new arguments.
• Government whip can bring 1 or at max 2, but not
opposition’s. But recommended not to.

14. Reply Speech
•It is a sort of BIAS ADJUDICATION.
•No POIs.
•Only of 4 mins.
•Comparing your position with other’s team position: -
- Tell why your team should win this debate;
- Tell why your position is better than the opponent team;
- Tell what problems oppositions didn’t address &you did;
- How your analysis, approaches were better than theirs;
- Tell which arguments your team won and why.
•Don’t rebut what you can’t, give credit to other team.

15. Success mantra
•Structurize your arguments: Assertion, Evidence, Relevance.
•Tell where your arguments won.
•Listen carefully to opposite team.
•Be prompt with your thinking (POI).
•Definition challenge.
•Give examples (history).
•Maintain the dignity.
•Accuse but within certain parameters and also offer solutions.

16. THANKS!