Overview
- Pakistan’s High Commission said India withdrew at the last minute from the Nov. 27 Oxford Union debate, declaring a walkover for Pakistan.
- Indian advocate J. Sai Deepak released emails and call logs indicating organisers told him the Pakistani team had not arrived, prompting the Indian side to stay in London.
- Pakistani outlets later reported the debate proceeded with student or replacement panels and cited a decisive vote for the Pakistan side, including a 160–51 margin.
- Multiple originally announced high-profile speakers on both sides became unavailable in the final days, and the Union sought last‑minute replacements for India.
- Oxford Union’s president Moosa Harraj, identified in reports as of Pakistani origin and the son of a Pakistani minister, faces accusations of mismanagement, and the Union has not issued a comprehensive public clarification.