Oxford Union Debate: Mumbai-born law student Viraansh Bhanushali has gone viral after he delivered a hard-hitting, sharp speech on the relations between India and Pakistan.
Speaking during a recent debate at the Oxford Union, one of the world’s most prestigious debating platforms, Viraansh shared his opinion on the motion, “This House Believes That India’s Policy Towards Pakistan Is a Populist Disguise for Security Policy.”
What Viraansh said at the Oxford Union Debate?
Viraansh countered arguments put forward by Pakistan-born Moosa Harraj, who is the President of the Oxford Union. Harraj had claimed that the policies of India were driven by electoral optics.
Viraansh responded by pointing that the reaction of India to terror attacks did not coincide with election cycles, undermining the populism argument.
Viraansh references major attacks such as Pathankot, Uri and Pulwama, suggested that a terror state like Pakistan that harbours terror networks cannot claim moral superiority.
One of his most widely-shared moments from his speech when he said, “You cannot shame a state that has no shame,” adding that “only Indians can clean up the incompetence of Pakistanis,” sparking loud reactions in the debate hall and online.
Viraansh shared how Pakistan-sponsored attacks affect ordinary Indian citizens like him, speaking from his own experience as someone from Mumbai.
Who is Viraansh Bhanushali?
Viraansh Bhanushali is presently a BA in Jurisprudence (LLB), English Law with Law Studies in Europe at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford. He is an alumnus of NES International School, Mumbai. Social media users and netizens across the world are appreciating his articulation and assertive defence of India’s security stance.
Viraansh is the chief of staff at the Oxford Union and helped start The Oxford Majlis, a group where students talk about ideas and culture.
