What began as side-eyeing governments for being “pompous in power” escalated into calling them out, loudly and publicly. From campus corridors to capital streets, the Gen Z, largely mistaken as the “nonchalants,” made it clear they were no longer willing to cope, stay low-key, or wait their turn. Across countries, young people discovered that turning up in person still mattered. That streets were not obsolete.

Sources said the discussions will mainly focus on law and order, security arrangements, and development-related matters.

Russia had alleged that Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region, although they did not say where he was at the time.