Protest ignited India towards destruction (10)
I believe the answer is:
demolition
'destruction' is the definition.
(demolition is a kind of destruction)
'protest ignited india towards' is the wordplay.
'protest' becomes 'demo' (demonstration).
'ignited' becomes 'lit' (synonyms).
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'towards' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'demo'+'lit'+'i'+'on'='DEMOLITION'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for demolition that I've seen before include "destructive action" , "ruin" , "defeat" , "Licking" , "Knocking down" .)