What the Cockroach movement revealed about Modi's India

India's Cockroach Janata Party ignited a youth uprising, but its rise soon exposed the limits of protest under Modi's authoritarian rule, write Khanna & Pundir.

Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries. These protests are part of a broader, global Gen Z movement. Experts suggest these youth movements are fuelled by economic precarity,