In India’s vibrant democratic landscape, political speeches are often filled with powerful words morality, humanity, justice, and service. Leaders across party lines passionately invoke these ideals while addressing the masses. However, beyond the stage and…
Punjab’s political landscape today reflects a deep fragmentation within the Akali Dal framework, where multiple factions claim to be the sole representatives of the Sikh community. From the Shiromani Akali Dal to Shiromani Akali Dal…
Non-Resident Indians number over 32 million across the globe the largest diaspora of any nation. They are doctors in Detroit, engineers in Dubai, entrepreneurs in London, and professors in Sydney. Yet beneath their professional success…
In Punjab, the question of who gets protection and why has increasingly become a subject of public debate. From politicians and self-styled godmen to influential social workers, the allocation of state protection often reflects not…
In recent years, the idea of providing free public services such as free electricity, water, transport, and welfare subsidies has become a major feature of electoral politics in Punjab. While often referred to as “freebies”…
Three Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on 10 and 11 April 2026 — Bill No. 107 (The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-first Amendment) Bill, 2026), Bill No. 108 (The Delimitation Bill, 2026), and Bill…
[caption id="attachment_21009" align="alignleft" width="500"] Kunvar Vijay Prtap Singh IPS[/caption] The story of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh IPS is often cited as one of integrity, sacrifice, and public trust yet, for many observers, it has also…
The Centre's proposed move to link the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act to a population-based delimitation of parliamentary constituencies is, at its core, a politically engineered exercise in demographic dominance, one that threatens to…
Punjab has mastered many arts over the decades, agriculture, resilience, migration, and vibrant culture—but perhaps its most refined skill is the art of keeping issues pending. Ever since the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966, a silent…
[caption id="attachment_20349" align="alignleft" width="600"] AI-created image for representation only[/caption] The repeated convening of special sessions of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in recent times has sparked an intense political and public debate: is Punjab emerging as…
