Modi turns Delhi into an armed camp to shield a bureaucrat
Police detentions and digital crackdowns on youth leaders reveal a terrified state desperately trying to crush a generation demanding electoral accountability.
By Maya Ellison ·
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Modi turns New Delhi into a fortress to silence protesters
By locking down New Delhi to crush youth protests over voter lists, Narendra Modi exposes a panicked regime that treats democratic dissent as a criminal threat to its power.
By Maya Ellison ·
Delhi seals streets and stations to crush the cockroach protest
Thousands of armed personnel and blocked transit in Delhi show how Narendra Modi's government shields election chief Gyanesh Kumar from youth dissent.
By Maya Ellison ·
The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government
You cannot write history when you are comfortable. You need a shock—a failure of the system so profound it forces people to stop asking politely and start marching with signs made in their garages.
By Maya Ellison ·
India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
The spectacle unfolding in New Delhi is a masterclass in political theater—a dramatic concession that looks suspiciously like victory.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Two million students, 130,000 spots: India's exam crisis fuels national unrest
The combination of educational failure and economic anxiety ignited a sustained anti-government movement in India, transforming online satire into street confrontation.
By Alma Cordero ·
60 wounded in Delhi clashes: Youth-led protest vows defiance after police crackdown
The core of India's student dissent remains defiant. Despite a massive police crackdown in New Delhi days ago, the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement vowed to sustain its protests, demanding accountability…
By Adele Rutherford ·