Friendly Online Debate against Vietnam Australia International School 2023
DPS Modern Indian School Debate Club conducted a friendly online debate with Vietnam Australia International School on 12th April 2023 with the aim to get a better exposure and hone the debating skills further.
The event was anchored by Archit Chhikara and Saara Bhardwaj. They were supported by the timer Prithwiraj Purkait and the Quiz master Aaryan Sujith. Nandini Pathak, Gargee Kanade and Ziya Rasik debated against Huỳnh Hồ Quỳnh Anh, Thanh Tâm and Đoŕn Anh Thư of Vietnam Australia International School.
The debate was judged by one of the top well known judges of World School community Mr. Njuguna Macharia from Kennya. The judge left his mark with commendable feedback on the debate which included a few debating techniques.
Both the sides debated convincingly on motion, ‘This House, as the US government, would sign a mutual defense pact with Taiwan’. Both teams had done ample research, and each speech was extremely informative and engaging. Team DPS Modern Indian School on opposition was able to convince the judges, thus bagged the win.
The friendly debate gave the debaters a platform to debate with international debaters and learn from their mistakes and the feedback given by the honorable judges. ‘It was truly a wonderful opportunity for all the participants to learn how to handle a complex topic like International Relationship in front of International Teams diplomatically yet boldly’ commented the coach Ms. Jaya Majumder.