Overview
- Large Gen‑Z protests over a leaked national exam paper triggered mass street demonstrations and led to the education minister's resignation, exposing deep anger about jobs and schooling.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has posted vertically shot, selfie-style Instagram clips and urged ministers to make short, lightly edited videos that feel raw and spontaneous.
- Government departments including the foreign ministry have been directed to join youth platforms and the RSS is planning in-person student outreach in cities such as Mumbai.
- Analysts say Instagram-style content rewards perceived authenticity and that staged political reels risk being trolled or dismissed if they feel scripted.
- The strategy aims at a generational prize roughly the size of hundreds of millions of voters by 2029 and may matter more to parents and established supporters than to the protesting young themselves.