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Monks from Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu group, take part in a religious ceremony in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 3, 2026. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP via Getty Images

What the Eiffel Tower controversy reveals about a Hindu monastic practice – known as ‘brahmacharya’

‘Brahmacharya’ is a monastic discipline centered on controlling the senses and directing attention toward spiritual practice.
The International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 2026. Audrey Rouyre

Europe can’t achieve space sovereignty alone. Here’s why

Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.
A scene from one a demonstration in Mumbai during India’s summer of youth protests. The march on July 24 2026 was held in solidarity with the popular movement led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), calling for the resignation of the Indian Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan. He resigned a few days later. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

India’s middle‑class crisis: the great bifurcation and the Gen Z uprising

The recent student protests in India reflect the difficulties faced by a middle class whose growth has slowed significantly in recent years.
Bal Gandharva as the character ‘Sindhu’ in the production of Ekach Pyala. Bharat Natya Sanshodhan Mandir/Maharashtra Times centenary issue magazine, Balgandharva Janmashatabdi Visheshank, 1988

In 20th‑century India, the perfect Hindu wife was… a man

Even though he wasn’t a woman, Bal Gandharva’s vision of the ‘traditional wife’ was given supremacy over every other form of womanhood.
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, on July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope

The Cockroach Janta Party protests are significant not just as a reaction to one judge’s insult, but because the way the movement has organized offers a hopeful model of democratic solidarity.
Protesters celebrate in Mumbai, India, after Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

The success of protest movements in India hinges on two main factors: the strategic importance of the movement’s voting base to the ruling BJP, and the degree to which the issue can be delegitimized.

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