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Modi Adviser Urges India to Seek More Chinese Investment, Trade
Summary
A senior adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for India to deepen economic ties with China, including allowing more Chinese investment and rethinking regional trade pacts. The argument rests on shifting geopolitics that make the US a less dependable partner for India.
Why it matters
India’s China policy is a hinge for Asian supply chains and for the credibility of US-led economic alignment in the Indo-Pacific.
A 59-Year-Old Hunger Striker Joins a Gen Z Protest Movement in India
Summary
Sonam Wangchuk, a veteran activist, has been on a 19-day hunger strike and is aligning with a student-led protest movement pushing changes to India’s education system.
Why it matters
It signals a potentially broader, more durable education protest coalition that could reshape policy debates and raise political costs for inaction.
One man's hunger strike changed India's map. Can it still change politics?
Summary
Hunger strikes remain a live form of political pressure in India, with roots in the freedom movement and recurring use in contemporary protests. The piece points to recent and historical examples, including Sonam Wangchuk, to show how fasting is used to force attention and concessions from the state.
Why it matters
Fasts can still convert moral pressure into policy movement, making them a recurring flashpoint for governance and protest politics.