Youth Protests Set the Month's Political Direction

Indian politics was defined by a youth protest movement that widened from exam grievances into a broader accountability fight and repeated street clashes. The movement stayed outside electoral alignment while Modi answered student concerns with growth-focused outreach, leaving education reform contested rather than resolved.

The RSS chief's US visit created a second sustained contest over Hindu nationalism's public role. The month also ended with a state effort to move conventional missile production toward private industry.