WHAT’S BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN INDIA? – PODCAST
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Tens of thousands of young protesters poured on to the streets of India’s capital, New Delhi, this week amid an explosion of anger over the country’s education system and youth unemployment. The protesters are supporters of the Cockroach Janta party, which started as an online joke but has quickly become an unexpected challenge to the powerful rightwing government of Narendra Modi.
According to India | The Guardian, Tens of thousands of young protesters poured on to the streets of India’s capital, New Delhi, this week amid an explosion of anger over the country’s education system and youth unemployment.
The available RSS description adds: The protesters are supporters of the Cockroach Janta party, which started as an online joke but has quickly become an unexpected challenge to the powerful rightwing government of Narendra Modi.
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- India | The Guardian: Tens of thousands of young protesters poured on to the streets of India’s capital, New Delhi, this week amid an explosion of anger over the country’s education system and youth unemployment.
- India | The Guardian: The protesters are supporters of the Cockroach Janta party, which started as an online joke but has quickly become an unexpected challenge to the powerful rightwing government of Narendra Modi.
- India | The Guardian: Nour Haydar speaks to the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, about what’s behind India’s growing protests Read more: Continue reading...
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- PRIMARY REPORT: India | The Guardian (open the original report)
STORY TIMELINE
- 22/07/2026, 16:00 PRIMARY FEED WHAT’S BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN INDIA? – PODCAST (India | The Guardian • 8 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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