Dimagi 'friends'.

"The government's proposal to offer training in artificial intelligence to 10 million people over the next year; free online coaching for competitive and government exams and a nationwide campaign to scout and train future Olympic contenders as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech, outlines the outreach the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned to reset the narrative against the party and government." HT. Mr Modi did not clarify who will teach students, for how many hours per day and in what language. Also, Between March and July, there was one blocking order every 68 seconds, on an average, for online content by the government in India. This amounts to around 1,275 every day, nearly 19.5 million in just five months, according to a report by The Indian Express. If petty officials keep blocking the internet at their whim, what will students learn from blank screens? " Students are paying hundreds of thousands for in-person coaching for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exams (Vajirao & Reddy), some repeatedly, but cannot qualify. Only 6.2% of candidates clear the IAS selection exam at the first attempt.. Legacy IAS. Salaries in AI jobs are in tens of millions. A Senior Technical Project Manager earns in excess of Rs 18.3 million (Rs 1.83 crore) per year. 6figr.com. If learning AI or passing entrance exams for seats in elite colleges or for IAS training was so easy why are more than 80 million youth "caught in a difficult spot - with no job, no education and no training"? "According to a Niti Aayog report, an estimated 87 million Indians aged 15 to 29 fall into this category." TOI. Because there are no jobs. And so, "The central government is set to step up its outreach to Gen Z with the launch of the 'One Day, One University' campaign, aimed at creating a more direct and interactive engagement with young people." News 18. Since they cannot offer any job what would be the purpose of these visits? Is this an attempt to campaign for next year's assembly elections in several key states (wikipedia)? As for Olympic athletes, "At the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, India finished fourth with 39 medals.Nine winners were backed by Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a private company focused on helping Indian athletes win on the global stage. Notably, its financial spending now surpasses even the government's own spending." Mint. Will the government keep our female athletes safe from predators? Early this month, the Delhi High Court acquitted "former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh...in the high-profile sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers." DH. In the same speech that Mr Modi was promising an abundance of goodies to Gen Z, he said, "We have succeeded in ending armed Naxals (Maoist militants) in the jungle and freeing the country from that crisis. However, while armed Naxals are gone, dimagi Naxals (ideological Naxlas) are looking for an opportunity." "We need to isolate these ideological Naxals and connect the country's young generation toward building a developed nation." The Print. How exactly? By shooting a 19-year-old unarmed student protester 5-6 times with a pellet gun (HT) and maiming him for life? Mr Modi, "who has long cultivated a strongman image" has suddenly gone soft on Instagram. "Modi's timeline, which until a month ago featured carefully curated posts, now also includes more 'candid' content, such as a get-ready-with-me reel and several selfie style addresses to young people, whom he calls 'friends'." BBC. The 'candid' content and selfie style are all carefully choreographed. Will Gen Z fall for Mr Modi's insincere benevolence and deception? What about the parents who have spent millions on their children's education only to see them sitting unemployed and being beaten up? The fear is that the BJP will use every ploy, including fake charges and extreme violence to stay in power. God protect our children. From fascists.