About the Event
The Debating and Literary Society of GLC Mumbai is proud to present an extension of the 10th Edition of the Policy Debate 2025, The Policy Review, inviting submissions from students from all undergraduate courses. The theme for the 10th Policy Review is “The Global Chessboard: Is India Aligning or Defining?”.
Eligibility
Undergraduate students from all over the country are invited to submit essays, as a way to encourage academic discourse on the topic.
Sub themes
- Trade, Investment, and Interdependence: The Economic Dimension of India’s Diplomacy
- Critical Minerals and Clean Energy: Securing the New Oil
- BRICS, SCO, and Beyond: Multilateralism as a Sovereignty Safeguard
- The Dollar Question: Can India Redraw Global Currency Equations?
- The Agriculture Deadlock: WTO, Subsidies, and Farmer Interests
- Between Moscow and Washington: Navigating Sanctions in Practice
Submission Guidelines
All sources must be appropriately cited by using hyperlinks. Wherever hyperlinks are not available, endnotes can be used by conforming to the MLA citation method. Co-authorship of a total of 2 authors is permitted. Participants are requested to make their submissions in the word (.docx/.doc) format and are asked to adhere to the guidelines specified below in their submissions.
- Font – Times New Roman, Size 12
- Page border – 1 inch on all sides
- Plagiarism- Not more than 15% shall be considered
- Word Limit- 1500 words
How to Register?
Interested candidates can register online via the link given at the end of the post.
The submission form will be sent to the participants after they fill the registration form. Registrations will be confirmed on a rolling basis.
Fee
The registration fees is Rs. 250 and is to be paid to the account mentioned below:
Account Number: 319502010042273
Bank Name: Union Bank of India
Branch: Veer Nariman Road, Mumbai
IFSC code: UBIN0531952
Deadline
The deadline for registration is 22nd September, 2025 and submission is on 4th October, 2025.
Prizes
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the top 3 entries. The Prizes to be awarded are as follows:
- 1st Prize : Rs. 5000/-
- 2nd Prize: Rs. 3000/-
- 3rd Prize : Rs. 2000/-
Click here to Register.