The Price of Perpetual Protest: India's Student Uprising and the Limits of Punishment The recent student protests in India, sparked by the leak of national exam papers, have brought into focus the complexities of dealing with dissenting youth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to forgive the demonstrators has been seen as a gesture of mercy, but it also highlights the difficulties of finding a solution to the underlying issues that led to the protests.
The hundreds of students arrested in connection with the leak were eventually released after their cases were dropped, following the resignation of the education minister and the government's acceptance of all demands.