Why India’s Gen Z is not taking to the streets

Soutik Biswas and Antriksha PathaniaBBC News

AFP via Getty Images  Members of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) take part in a torch rally as they protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati on March 12, 2024. India's interior ministry said March 11 it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world's most populous country heads into a general election. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP) (Photo by BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images

A demonstration by students in Assam against a controversial citizenship law in 2024

NurPhoto via Getty Images The Gen Z group protests against corruption and the ban on social media platforms by the government in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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In Nepal, young protesters brought down a government in just 48 hours

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