[caption id="attachment_21757" align="alignleft" width="297"] Author:KBS Sidhu, IAS (retd.), served as Special Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The KBS Chronicle, a daily newsletter offering independent commentary on governance, public…
A reckoning with the gap between what societies claim and what they actually do — and a roadmap to genuine, everyday change.Every culture on earth claims to honour women. Mothers are praised as pillars of…
The Punjab Government’s decision to constitute a high-powered committee to formalise job reservation for Agniveers in state government services deserves to be welcomed — warmly, but not uncritically. The committee is headed by Vikas Pratap,…
El Niño is a climatic phenomenon caused by abnormal warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. Though it originates thousands of kilometres away from India, its effects spread across the globe…
The Anandpur Sahib Resolution remains one of the most debated political documents in modern Indian and Punjabi history. Passed by the Shiromani Akali Dal in 1978, the resolution emerged during a period of political uncertainty…
The reorganisation of Punjab on November 1, 1966, was supposed to be a moment of justice, the creation of a Punjabi-speaking state for its people. Instead, it planted the seeds of some of the most…
Balbir Singh Rajewal has spent five decades at the barricades of Punjab’s agrarian struggles, and that record — including his central role in compelling the Union government to repeal the three farm laws — deserves…
Manpreet Kaur has officially announced her candidacy for California’s State Senate District 16, setting up what is expected to become one of the most closely watched Democratic contests in the Central Valley during the 2026…
Punjab has just done something genuinely significant for its farming community. The Farm Stay Policy 2026, approved by the Cabinet under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and now awaiting gazette notification, formally recognises farm-based hospitality…
Under President Trump, the Department of State is using commonsense tools to support American families and strengthen compliance with U.S. laws. This includes preventing those who owe substantial amounts of court-ordered child support from neglecting…
