Xi, Modi and Putin set to meet for SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?
The whole spectacle in Kyrgyzstan—Xi Jinping meeting Putin, Modi joining the fray—is a masterclass in signaling.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
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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 ·
Student protests transform educational crisis into rare political challenge to Modi
On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the simmering discontent over India’s education system erupted into open political confrontation.
By Maya Ellison ·
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 ·