{
  "id": 1300285,
  "title": "India: Modi courts youth amid growing criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/india-modi-courts-youth-amid-growing-criticism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T14:44:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/india-modi-courts-youth-amid-growing-criticism"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi put young people at the heart of his development agenda in a speech marking India’s Independence Day on Saturday. He announced free online coaching for competitive exams and plans to train 10 million young people in artificial intelligence over the next year. The speech comes amid growing criticism of Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies and recent youth-led…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}