Young people in India have set trains and tyres alight and vandalised buses in angry protests against a new army recruitment scheme that calls time on a guaranteed job for life.
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The protests took place in Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after a plan to recruit people aged between 17 and 21 on four-year contracts was announced. The announcement came as a shock to young rural people who have become accustomed to the idea of joining the army to achieve job security, a stable income and social status. The protests have been fuelled further by soaring unemployment and inflation

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