Modi under pressure as India’s youth protests rise to highest level in a decade

Analysts say the youth protests, and growing support for the opposition, form the worst crisis for Modi since he came to power in 2014

“Long live the revolution,” shouted one young man before police bundled him into a bus.

Analysts say the youth protests, and growing support for the opposition, form the worst crisis for Modi since he came to power in 2014, with people under 30 making up nearly one quarter of the country’s 1 billion voters. But his government remains stable and the next general election is not due until 2029.