Conference Committees · 2026

Six Rooms. One World.

From regional disputes to artificial intelligence to a civil war on its tipping point — these are the six chambers where TBS MUN 2026 will be decided. Each card below leads to its chair and background guide.

ASEAN Lok Sabha UNSC UNHRC HCC IPC
Committee 01 · Regional

ASEAN Plus Six

Agenda

Addressing security and territorial disputes between ASEAN (Plus Six) member states.

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Chairperson
Tejas Singh Sagoo
ASEAN

Brief

From the South China Sea standoff to the Cambodia–Thailand frontier and the Naga–Myanmar dispute, ASEAN's regional architecture is being tested at every seam. The "Plus Six" framework — adding China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand — opens the committee to global powers with overlapping stakes in the Indo-Pacific.

Delegates must reconcile the principle of ASEAN centrality with the realpolitik of competing maritime claims, defence pacts and shifting alliances. Expect heavy negotiation on freedom-of-navigation regimes, dispute-resolution mechanisms and the limits of consensus-based diplomacy.

PDF · Background Guide
ASEAN Plus Six — Study Guide

Full agenda framing, historical context, key positions and the chair's research recommendations.

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Committee 02 · Domestic

Lok Sabha

Agenda

Strengthening India's internal security framework while upholding democratic accountability and regional stability.

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Chairperson
Vrishab Wig
Lok Sabha

Brief

India's internal security architecture sits at the intersection of counter-terror operations, separatist movements in J&K and the Northeast, left-wing extremism, communal flashpoints and the digital frontier of disinformation. Each tool — UAPA, AFSPA, NIA, NSA — has critics inside and outside Parliament.

This committee asks the House to legislate for a robust security state without compromising the federal structure, due process or the credibility of Indian democracy. Expect intense debate across the Treasury and Opposition benches.

PDF · Background Guide
Lok Sabha — Study Guide

Full legislative context, key Acts, recent precedents and the chair's research recommendations.

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Committee 03 · Global

United Nations Security Council

Agenda

The regulation, deployment, and militarisation of autonomous artificial intelligence systems as a threat to international peace and security.

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Chairperson
Dakshesh Chetal
UNSC

Brief

Lethal autonomous weapons, AI-enabled cyber operations and algorithmic warfare have outpaced the international legal framework. The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons has stalled. The CCW's Group of Governmental Experts has yet to deliver a binding instrument.

The P5 disagree fundamentally on whether AI should be governed, restricted or operationalised. Smaller members must navigate the geopolitics of a technology that will define the next half-century of armed conflict — and the very meaning of "use of force" under Article 2(4).

PDF · Background Guide
UNSC — Study Guide

Treaty landscape, P5 positions, technical primer on autonomous systems.

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Committee 04 · Human Rights

United Nations Human Rights Council

Agenda

The Crisis in Sudan: protecting civilians and democratic transition amidst civil war.

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Chairperson
Sidhant Chandra
UNHRC

Brief

The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has displaced over 10 million people and brought Darfur and Khartoum to the brink of famine. Reports of ethnic violence, sexual assault as a weapon of war, and obstruction of humanitarian corridors continue to mount.

Delegates must protect civilians, navigate the role of regional actors (UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia), and design a credible roadmap for civilian-led democratic transition. The committee will weigh sanctions, peacekeeping mandates and the legal threshold for atrocity-crime referrals.

PDF · Background Guide
UNHRC — Study Guide

Crisis timeline, actor mapping, international humanitarian law framework.

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Committee 05 · Historical

Historical Crisis Committee

Agenda

Navigating the Cold War by addressing global tensions, preventing nuclear brinkmanship and resolving proxy conflicts.

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Chairperson
Abeer Narayen Kaul
HCC

Brief

The Historical Crisis Committee is set in the most pivotal and tense moment of the Cold War, from the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile Crisis onwards. Delegates from nations in the Western and Eastern Bloc, alongside neutral nations, will convene in a conference with engaging crises, espionage, and directive based decision making.

Delegates will be expected to lobby, and write directives and communiqués in order to achieve their agendas. The timeline will be altered based on the actions and resolutions taken by the committee — history is yours to rewrite.

PDF · Background Guide
HCC — Study Guide

Crisis mechanics, dual-cabinet rules, key Cold War flashpoints.

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Committee 06 · Press

International Press Corps

Agenda

Reporting, framing and challenging the debate across every committee. The IPC publishes daily editions, photo features and live news bulletins throughout the conference.

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Chairperson
Nakyung Kim
IPC

Brief

The IPC is the fourth estate of the conference. Reporters and photojournalists are assigned to committees, file daily copy, conduct live interviews and publish the conference newspaper at the end of each day. Strong news judgment, clean writing, and ethical reporting matter as much as scoops.

Delegates may pick reporter or photojournalist tracks. All entries must observe AP/Reuters style conventions and credit sources where required.

PDF · Background Guide
IPC — Style & Brief

Stylebook, daily filing schedule, judging criteria, photo deliverables.

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