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'This is just the start': India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?
Monday, July 27, 2026
India's Education Minister Kailash Chand Beohar resigned on June 28, 2026, following weeks of protests led primarily by Gen Z demonstrators. The protests centered on proposed changes to university entrance examinations and education policy. The resignation marked one of the few ministerial departures during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's current government tenure. The protesters have not announced a unified set of demands beyond the education policy changes that prompted the initial demonstrations.
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