Controversial Topic: List

political

1. How appropriate is the reservation policy in India?
2. RUSSIA – the biggest threat to World peace.
3. USA – the biggest threat to World peace.
4. Is politics for rascals? / Is politics the last hope of a scoundrel?
5. Is India’s increasing expenditure on defence justified?
6. The military regime in Pakistan is good for India.
7. The educated woman is not politically irrelevant?
8. Should there be a retirement age for politicians?
9. China a Super Power?
10. Rural development is a political issue rather than something of substance.
11. Caste based reservation is the only way to achieve social and economic justice in India.
12. Indian democracy is “buy” the people, “far” the people, “off” the people.
13. Students should not take part in politics.

Economics

1. Should the public sector be privatized?
2. Infrastructure – Backbone of economy.
3. Are the Indian farmers pampered too much?
4. In the interest of the nation, bandhs should be banned.
5. Do all Indians get equal opportunities?
6. Issues like pollution and deforestation are a luxury for a country like India.
7. Talk of social responsibility in the private sector is sheer hypocrisy.
8. Income tax should be abolished.
9. Inflation – its effects on the middle class and the poor.
10. In a country like India, the public sector is vital for national development.
11. Should urban transportation be subsidized for the public?
12. Smaller states lead to better administration.
13. Privatization of essential services is the only way to development.

social

1. Relevance of Arts in Modern Society.
2. Should freedom of speech take precedence over national security?
3. Hindi should be used as a language for national integration.
4. Is population a boon?
5. Premarital sex.
6. The next generation is a generation of rebels.
7. Indians are socially irresponsible people.
8. Can India still boast about being a secular country?
9. Should a ban be imposed on girls wearing jeans and shorts?
10. Advertising – a boon or a curse for the consumers?
11. An Indian woman – a better homemaker or a better businesswoman?
12. Does the statement “Unity in diversity” make any sense in today’s India?
13. The censor department has become too liberal these days.