Global media also takes note of several books analysing India under PM Modi & the scrutiny being faced by Indian spices after Hong Kong & Singapore find carcinogens in popular brands.
Those protesting represent a wide cross-section of India’s youth—mixed in gender, caste and class. And unlike those from JNU or Jamia, they do matter to the BJP.
According to latest estimates, 60 per cent of Gujarat’s 4.03 crore voters are under 40. Of these, 12 lakh are new and first-time voters, as per ECI data.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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