India's Coalition Pushes Back: Youth Protests or Political Power Grab?
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Leaders of India's governing coalition are working to calm their allies. Their strategy: portray the recent demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties, not a genuine youth movement. The coalition aims to discredit the protests by arguing they are orchestrated by established political rivals rather than driven by grassroots Gen Z activists. This framing seeks to reassure coalition partners unsettled by the scale of the unrest.