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We ask about Abhijeet Dipke, the head of what calls itself the Cockroach Janta Party , the CJP – which is still not a bona fide political party – and left-wing student Neha Bora, the under-30 face of the latest round of protests.
India "s traditional opposition is handling a movement it didn"t start, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far stayed silent.
What sets India apart from Bangladesh , Nepal and elsewhere where Gen Zers have risen up against the established order? In a nation where nearly two-thirds of the population still lives in the countryside, is the mobilisation limited to middle-class city dwellers? More broadly, what future lies ahead for India"s youth ?
Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Ilayda Habip, Juliette Laffont, Charles Wente.
Our guests
Anish GAWANDE National Spokesperson, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Christophe Jaffrelot Professor, Sciences Po Paris
Rajat SETHI Visiting Fellow at India Foundation & Political Advisor, BJP
Aarushi SRIVASTAVA Political violence and conflict researcher, ACLED
By:
François PICARD
Rebecca GNIGNATI
Juliette Laffont
Ilayda HABIP
Charles WENTE
Video by:
François PICARD