India clocked 8.2% real GDP growth in FY24, and the rolling decade average now sits near six per cent—lower than the “nearly eight per cent” pace of the mid-2000s to early-2010s. That slowdown is real,…
India’s most admired conglomerate is navigating an unusually public squall. The centre of gravity—Tata Trusts, the majority owner of Tata Sons—has stumbled into contention over who represents the Trusts at the holding company, how information…
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is once again in turmoil. Streets in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, and Mirpur have seen massive protests over high electricity bills, rising wheat prices, and the unfair use of local resources.The region that Pakistan…
This piece takes a strictly constitutional-and-statutory look at how India’s reservation architecture has evolved, what the Supreme Court has permitted or limited, which amendments have re-shaped those limits—and, crucially, what space still exists for general…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged with the promise of changing India’s political culture — a movement of ordinary citizens rising against corruption and elitism. However, over time, that vision appears to have drifted. The…
The September 2025 stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu—where 40 people, including nine children, lost their lives at a rally for actor-turned-politician Vijay—has once again jolted the nation into grief and reflection. The tragedy unfolded in…
In the green fields of Punjab, where farmers work hard to grow food for India, people often dream about opening the Wagah border for easy trade. Picture trucks full of fresh fruits and veggies rolling…
[caption id="attachment_14994" align="alignleft" width="500"] Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, IAS (Retd.), is former Special Chief Secretary, Punjab, and has also served as Financial Commissioner (Revenue) and Principal Secretary, Irrigation (2012–13). With nearly four decades of administrative…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invocation of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres during the RSS centenary event is no ordinary aside. It touches a raw wound in Sikh memory that remains unsettled even four decades later. His…
Punjab recently witnessed yet another “special session” of its Assembly—a gathering that promised urgent solutions for floods, farmer distress, unemployment, and state finances, but delivered something far more spectacular: political theatre. Citizens tuning in for…
