Educational sector needs serious reforms. Inflation is inevitable in developing countries like India...

Celebrity endorsement and hurting the Cricket should capital punishment be abolished? Should india invest in NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR for benifit of poor. "corruption is the root we pay in demoracy" indian culture and work ethos of the corporate world do not go together technology has isolated the common man Organized retailers r a doom for loacal grocers n creating high unemployment shud mining in forests be cmpletely stopped to save the earth argumentative nature of indians hurting its progress should developing countries spend millions of money on space research when the masses are suffering(hunger) NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE BEST MEANS FOR ACHIEVING GLOBA Common Group Discussion Topics I. IT INDUSTRY RELATED 1. The future of Indian IT industry 2. BPO - a rising opportunity or a passing fad? 3. With the increasing use of IT in daily life, machines are controlling man. 4. India - an IT super power? 5. IT helps social integration6. Increasing use of computers is de-humanizing society.

II. SPORTS 1. Is cricket hampering the growth of other sports in India? 2. What is wrong with Indian sports? 3. One billon people and only one Olympic medal! 4. How can we make India a sporting super power? 5. Sania Mirza - the Indian Kournikova 6. Are Indian cricketers over-rated? 7. Should the Indian cricket team have a foreign coach? 8. Cricket telecast is a waste of time. III. SOCIAL 1. Should euthanasia be legalized? 2. Capital punishment should be abolished. 3. Cloning of human beings should be allowed. 4. Is pocket money enough for the youth of today? 5. Love cannot be confined to Valentine's Day 6. A women's place is at home. 7. Parents don't understand children. 8. Are we raising a society of burnt out children? 9. Should we have job reservation in the private sector? 10. Beauty pageants are a waste of time and should be banned. 11. Is women empowerment a myth? 12. The biggest problem facing India is _________ 13 Film awards are a farce and should be stopped. 14 Brain drain vs brain in the drain. 15. The media should be more socially responsible. IV. POLITICS

1. Politics is the root cause of all problems in India. 2. Politics of criminals vs criminalisation of politics. 3. For true democracy to happen, it must first happen within all political parties. 4. Women's reservation in Parliament. 5. Should India give up Kashmir? V. CAMPUS 1. Should use of mobile phones be banned on campus? 2. Should college students wear uniforms? 3. Privatisation of professional education: Is it good or bad? 4. Should politics be allowed on campus? 5. We should shift to Open Book Policy for examinations. 6. Our education system should be revamped.

VI. ETHICAL 1. Is honesty the best policy for a citizen of India? 2. Profit is a bad word in business. 3. Ethics and business do not co-exist. 4. Advertising is all glitter and no truth. VII. ABSTRACT 1. The Sun always rises in the East. 2. The colour of the cat is not a matter of concern as long as it catches mice. 3. Green is better than red. 4. Life is like a box of chocolates.