On this edition of Access Asia, we explore how India’s nascent Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the frustrations of the country’s youth. We speak with the party’s spokesperson, Saurav Das, who tells us that the movement is demanding accountability from the government. Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot also weighs in on why young people in India are disillusioned and what the country’s opposition parties can learn from the viral movement.
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View all signals →KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s national record holder and national champion Ralford Mullings retained his NCAA men’s discus throw title after he threw 65.81m in a competitive event on Friday’s third day of the Outdoors Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It was first and second for Jamaicans as Racquil Broderick of the University of Southern California was second with a personal best 64.15m. A third Jamaican, Christopher Young of the University of Alabama, was fifth with a lifetime best 62.30m, and Shamar Reid of Florida State was sixth, also with 62.30m.