NYTIMES (Anupreeta Das) - Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time
In a year of globe-trotting, the Indian prime minister has secured deals around the world as the United States becomes less dependable.
NYTIMES (Abhijeet Dipke, Rebecca Shaid and Erica Berenstein) - India’s Gen Z Cockroach Movement Was a Joke — Until It Wasn’t
Inside India’s viral political movement.
AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - Deadly flash floods along Nepal-China border leave 54 Americans missing and hundreds feared dead
A catastrophic wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and leaving more than 400 missing, including 54 American citizens whose fate remains unknown. The disaster struck along the border between Nepal and China-controlled Tibet, sending floodwaters surging through villages, roads, and construction sites with almost […] The post Deadly flash floods along Nepal-China border leave 54 Americans missing and hundreds feared dead appeared first on American Almanac .
A catastrophic wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and leaving more than 400 missing, including 54 American citizens whose fate remains unknown. The disaster struck along the border between Nepal and China-controlled Tibet, sending floodwaters surging through villages, roads, and construction sites with almost no warning. Nepal's tourism board reported 391 foreign nationals missing from the region, with Americans making up the largest single national group. At least 157 people died on the Nepali side and three more in Tibet, where Chinese state media reported "significant" casualties in the border town of Gyirong. Hundreds of tourists, pilgrims, and workers were caught in the…Open
NYTIMES (Alex Travelli) - India’s Summer of Youth Protests Is Boiling Over
The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.
NYTIMES (Kapil Komireddi) - Indian Democracy Isn’t Dead After All
This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - India's Gen Z 'cockroach' protests challenge Prime Minister Modi on jobs, education
The Hill's Deputy Managing Editor Sarakshi Rai talks about the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party in India making demands for education reform and challenging Prime Minister Narenda Modi. Read more from The Hill: https://thehill.com/ #CockroachJantaParty #India #IndianPolitics #NarendaModi #GenZ #Protest #International
NPR (Diaa Hadid) - India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth?
Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in office
NYTIMES (Anupreeta Das and Pranav Baskar) - India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
NYTIMES (Pranav Baskar and Anupreeta Das) - India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
NYTIMES (Pranav Baskar) - India’s Student Protesters Win Some Concessions from Government
Representatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to compensate families affected by a major exam leak, as protesters keep pressing for India’s education minister to resign.