GD Topics

GD TOPICS

There are various GD topics from various spheres and anyone can be a part of your GD. Still there are many topics that are important and should be prepared before one goes for a GD.

The Economy

• How the stock market works?
• The foreign exchange rate, liquidity, basic economic theory
• Economic reforms in India
• How banking works; common banking terms
• Know how the stock market works - bonds, investment, etc.
• The global economic scenario
• Derivatives trading
• Scandals such as Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
• The role of technology in business
• The pros and cons of globalization
• Emerging communication technologies
• Foreign exchange rates, convertibility, currencies and per capita incomes

Political events, opinions and situations

• India's case for a permanent seat on the security council of UN
• The present situation in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon
• The India-US Nuclear deal - is it beneficial or not?
• The Sri Lankan Peace Process
• Basic structure of government systems
• Current politics of India
• Basic political theory and ideologies such as capitalism (Adam Smith), communism (Marx), socialism, democracy, egalitarianism, libertarianism, etc.
• Principles of political theories, pros and cons of each ideology, how the most important governments function
• Currencies and per capita incomes
• India's 5-Year Plans
• The Indian space programme

Debatable topics - issues concerning:

• Advertising - fairness, company responsibility, unbiased information
• Technology - the replacement of human workers, management, the telecommunications sector, its role in the economy, problems with technology
• Social issues - education, taxation, social programs, income distribution
• Gender issues in society and in the workplace
• The emancipation of women
• Language issues in society and in the workplace
• The effects of globalization and trade on the world and in India
• Problems which plague developing nations
• The "brain drain"
• Immigration
• Issues within the education system
• The preservation of heritage, culture or customs
• Various rhetoric statements - are they true or not?

Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Think about the arguments for or against them.

• Democracy has hampered India's progress.
• Globalization is good.
• Computers result in unemployment.
• Men and women will always be unequal in the workplace.
• Corruption is the main outcome of democracy in India.
• History repeats itself.
• NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) such as the United Nations are ineffective.
• An India free of the caste system is simply a pipe dream.
• E-Commerce the best thing for India.
• Is materialism good or bad?
• Is Indian bureaucracy the basis of a government's foundation, or simply a poor leftover from colonial times?
• Is the agrarian economy in India a boon or a bane?
• Is management education really necessary to succeed in business?
• What is the role of ethics in industries such as tobacco, gambling and liquor?
• Should India aspire to be a nuclear superpower?
• Advertising is a form of brainwashing.
• How will the introduction of hedge funds and the liberalization of foreign exchange controls impact our market?
• Is war with Pakistan inevitable?
• The ends justify the means.
• What do you think of this firm's (one that is in the news) decision to go public?
• Is identity more important than policy?
• Greed is good - it is an essential human quality.
• The advancement of women's rights is the basis for social development.
• Is China a threat to the Indian economy?
• Should the concept of arrange marriage still exist?
• The environment - whose responsibility is it?