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The 'cockroach' in the machine: How Gen Z is rattling South Asia's elites
NPRMonday, July 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.
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What happened
South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.
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