Punjab’s power sector, dominated by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), represents one of the largest and most persistent sources of fiscal pressure on the state government. The sector’s liabilities arise from a combination…
India has made remarkable progress in its power sector, shifting from chronic shortages to a position of overall surplus. However, significant state-level variations persist in both operational power supply deficits and the financial health of…
The state of Punjab is currently facing significant fiscal pressures that are increasingly shaping its governance capacity and development outcomes. While successive governments have announced ambitious welfare and development agendas, the growing imbalance between revenue…
Punjab, once celebrated as the granary of India and a model of agricultural prosperity, is today grappling with severe fiscal stress that threatens its long-term governance and developmental trajectory. The state’s debt-to-GSDP ratio hovers around…
A division within the Punjab Congress would have wide-ranging political consequences that extend beyond the party itself. In Punjab’s competitive multi-party environment, even internal organisational changes can significantly alter electoral dynamics, voter behaviour, and the…
For decades, the Congress Party remained one of the strongest political forces in Punjab. Its strength did not come merely from prominent leaders sitting in Chandigarh or New Delhi, but from thousands of dedicated workers…
Chandigarh: Former IPS officer and senior Congress leader Grinder Singh Dhillon has raised serious concerns over the alleged application of the Punjab Satkar Act in recent FIRs involving damage to Gutkas and other religious scriptures,…
At the IX US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, the United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, delivered a statistic designed to flatter both sides of the relationship. The US Embassy in New Delhi,…
Abbotsford, B.C-(Parvasi Media)Jagpreet Singh has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his wife, Balwinder Kaur, inside her Abbotsford, B.C., basement suite, six days after he arrived in Canada from India.Kaur, 41,…
Punjab politics after 1st July needs to be read less as rhetoric and more as arithmetic. The AAP government’s launch of the Mavaan Dhian Satkar Yojna, with the first three-month instalment being released to women…
