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India student protests keep up pressure on Modi government
The movement has broadened its agenda to include concerns over unemployment, opportunities for young people, and what protesters describe as Modi's increasingly authoritarian style of governance.
July 23, 2026
How Sonam Wangchuk became the face of protests
Wangchuk has emerged as the most recognizable face of youth-led protests demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan; Says he would resume his hunger strike in hospital after witnessing the "brutality with which peacefully protesting students are being dealt with", following police action against thousands of demonstrators marching toward India's parliament on July 20.
July 22, 2026
‘Peak dictatorship’: Public figures condemn Wangchuk's forcible hospitalization
Actor Prakash Raj, along with others, accuses the government of acting like a dictatorship, saying the world is witnessing a "coward government" that refuses to engage in dialogue with the youth and has chosen force over dialogue with protesting students.
July 18, 2026
Pressure mounts on Modi government over Wangchuk's 19-day hunger strike
Indian opposition leaders and public figures are calling on their government to open talks with activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose indefinite hunger strike to demand accountability and the resignation of India's Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, over irregularities in national entrance examinations, entered its 19th day, with supporters warning of his worsening health.
July 16, 2026