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Aujourd’hui — 24 octobre 2026NYT > World

How Defiant Youth Are Testing India’s Idea of Democracy

Four takeaways from India’s protest movement, at a moment when democracies around the world are under pressure.

Security personnel detaining protesters demanding the resignation of the head of India’s election commission this month in New Delhi.
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Modi Seeks to Calm Allies by Shackling Gen Z Protests

Leaders of India’s governing coalition are trying to frame the demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties rather than a grass-roots youth movement.

Security personnel detained protesters in New Delhi this month demanding the resignation of the election commission chief.

In India, the Scion of a Political Dynasty Tries to Seize His Moment

Rahul Gandhi is the descendant of three prime ministers. A surge of protests could give him a springboard to take on the nation’s current leader.

Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress, attending a student rally in Chennai last weekend.

Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters

When police cracked down, Neha Bora helped rally Gen Z protesters with a mix of boundless energy, street theatrics and satirical humor.

Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association, in New Delhi in October.

India’s Youth Protests Challenge Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.

Security personnel resting near a poster showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India after protests in New Delhi on Saturday.

Indian Police Round Up Protest Leaders and Lock Down Delhi

Thousands of young people tried to gather to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled many of them away.

Security personnel detain protesters in New Delhi, India, on Saturday.

From a Sikh Sanctuary to Chaotic Streets, Protesters Brave Police in Delhi

A group of demonstrators used a house of worship known as a gurdwara as a staging ground before their long-shot effort to reach a locked-down protest site in New Delhi.

Security personnel detaining protesters in New Delhi on Saturday.

Blocked by Police, India’s Youth Voice Their Fury

Members of a youth protest movement are outraged after being intercepted at airports and stopped by barricades. “Aren’t we children of this nation?”

Security personnel detaining protesters in New Delhi on Saturday.

India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

There was a heavy police presence in central New Delhi on Friday, with yellow barricades chained together near the site of a planned protest.

India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard

Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

New Delhi’s Crackdown on Protesters

The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.

India’s Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Z’s Demands. They Are Many.

Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy.

Abhijeet Dipke, who founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke, now leads a wide movement representing Gen Z's frustrations.

Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify

Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.

Police detaining Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, during a protest organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday.

India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.

A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.

India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls

Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”

Protesters demanding the resignation of India’s election chief were put onto buses by the police in New Delhi on Friday.

Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits

Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States.

As part of an effort to lessen dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has signaled a pivot toward trading partners in Europe and Asia.

India’s Election Panel Faces New Scrutiny Over Voter Roll Revisions

An explosive news report says election commission members objected to the measures that excluded millions of people from voting, which critics say favor the government.

Women wait at a polling station to cast their ballots for the state assembly elections in Vaishali district, in the Indian state of Bihar in November.

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

The United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time, the threat posed by artificial intelligence will be atop the agenda of the U.N. General Assembly meeting this week.

Modi Served World Leaders a Meatless Meal, and His Critics Pounced

Opposition politicians said a vegetarian dinner served at a diplomatic summit misrepresented India’s culinary heritage. A minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government rejected the criticism.

Food stalls at the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sunday. The summit’s all-vegetarian gala dinner was held the previous evening.

At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence

China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

Mr. Modi with President Trump at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, in June.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at the Group of 7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June. In the past year, Mr. Modi has paid official visits to at least 20 countries.

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.

The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Patna, India, on Tuesday.

Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides

A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it.

After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

Rhiya Ahir has suffered constant online abuse from trolls after an image of her at a protest in Mumbai last month went viral.

India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protesters Disperse, But Questions Remain on Education and Dissent

The ‘Cockroach’ movement dispersed, saying its demands had been met, but there are larger issues about the country’s education system and the future of dissent.

Sonam Wangchuk, an education activist, went on a hunger strike for 26 days to support the youth protests. Pictured in blue, center, he paid homage at a Mahatma Gandhi memorial site in New Delhi on Monday.

The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government

Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke after a judge insulted young people. The idea snowballed into a generational movement that has challenged the country’s leaders.

Abhijeet Dipke, center, at a protest in New Delhi on Saturday.

India’s Education Minister Steps Down in Victory for Cockroach Party Protesters

The Cockroach Janta Party called an end to weeks of protests after the education minister resigned, a win for that movement even as deep-seated anger among young people remains.

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi on Saturday celebrating the resignation of India’s education minister.

Who Are the People Protesting in India?

Some of the young demonstrators who forced out the country’s education minister described their deep-seated anger, frustration and desires that drove them into the streets.

People shouting anti-government slogans gathered near the protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.

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.

Supporters of a student protest movement in New Delhi, India’s capital, on Friday.

Prominent Indian Activist Breaks Hunger Strike After 26 Days

The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”

The activist Sonam Wangchuk started striking in solidarity with a wider protest that began after leaked test questions led India in May to cancel its medical school entrance exams.

Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightly constructed image is being punctured as a Gen Z-led protest movement uses videos and memes to seize the digital narrative.

Recording a video with a masked protester in New Delhi on Thursday.

The Defining Image of India’s Gen Z Protests

A new protest movement is spreading across India, and the video of a woman blocking a police van has captured the resolve of the young people leading it.

Rhiya Ahir blocking a police van carrying detained protesters in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday.

Modi Caught Off Guard as India’s Economic Failings Inflame Young People

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy trying to put out other fires when a student movement suddenly exploded. There are no easy solutions to the problems behind it.

People walk past protest banners in New Delhi on Thursday.

Why Are Young People in India Protesting?

A youth-led movement angry over the education system and a lack of jobs is posing a rare challenge to a government that has ruled for more than a decade with a firm hand.

Activists and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party clashed with police officers during a protest in New Delhi on Monday.

Police in India Use Tear Gas and Batons on Crowds Protesting Exam Scandal

Young people angry about frequent leaks of college entrance tests present one of the biggest challenges in years to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The police confronting crowds in New Delhi who had gathered before a planned march toward Parliament on Monday.

Indian Activist on Hunger Strike Is Forcibly Removed by Police

The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, has been demanding the education minister’s resignation over botched nationwide exams that affected millions of students.

India Is Moving Fast to Build A.I. Data Centers. A Coastal City May Pay the Price.

With India lagging in the technology, officials are embracing giant data centers. But critics say the megaprojects will use up energy and water, without providing long-term jobs.

The port city of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh is rapidly transforming into India’s coastal gateway for global tech infrastructure, fueled by massive A.I. data centers.

Indian Diaspora, Now the Largest Foreign-Born Group in Australia, Welcomes Modi

A large, festive reception for the Indian prime minister in Melbourne belied tensions over migration in the country.

People cheering during the Melbourne Meets Modi community event at a stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday.

India and Japan Expand Defense and Economic Ties

The prime minister met with his counterpart, Sanae Takaichi of Japan, and signed agreements covering artificial intelligence, energy and security.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is received by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.

Can a Trump-Modi Meeting Reset U.S.-India Relations?

Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Nice, France, on Sunday.

Who Are the Leaders at the G7 Summit in France?

On a roll or against a wall, Group of 7 leaders bring sharply different agendas. The leaders of some other nations are also attending to press their own interests.

Leaders meeting during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, in France, on Tuesday.
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