India's Youth Unrest Over Jobs and Exams Tests Modi

The resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after protests over exam paper leaks highlights a deeper crisis: India's youth, the world's largest with over 360 million aged 15-29, face soaring graduate unemployment. Economist Santosh Mehrotra says a structurally weak economy and a skills mismatch have left many graduates jobless, with unemployment among youth nearly four times higher than older groups. Despite infrastructure spending fueling GDP growth, experts argue the government's welfare schemes only scratch the surface, demanding broader reforms.