There is a magic trick that has been fascinating political observers for the better part of a decade, and it goes something like this. A party steps onto the stage. Drums roll. Curtains part. Voters…
Punjab’s new Prisons and Correctional Services law deserves a fair, even mildly appreciative, reading. It marks a serious effort to move beyond the colonial Prisons Act, 1894, and to acknowledge that a modern prison system…
Since DetentionReports.com was launched in the Summer of 2025 by Adam Sawyer and his team at Relevant Research, it has become one of the leading resources for non-partisan, easy-to-understand data about ICE’s growing immigration detention…
More than a year ago, in April 2025, Punjab Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa had sounded a public alarm: 50 hand grenades had been smuggled into Punjab, with 18 already exploded…
[caption id="attachment_20510" align="alignleft" width="550"] Image for Represention ONLY[/caption] Punjab’s political landscape today is witnessing a familiar yet deeply troubling pattern— one that Indian politics has long recognized as the phenomenon of “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram.”…
Were the repealed “three farm laws” truly the ‘kale kanoon’ or do the real ‘kale kanoon’ lie deeper within India’s policy architecture, unaddressed and largely ignored? This column attempts to examine that question.Parliament’s data presented…
Hadali, a village in Sargodha district, was the birthplace of India's most prolific writer and historian Sardar Khushwant Singh. Sargodha also brings back memories of some of the prominent personalities we studied in our history…
[caption id="attachment_21291" align="alignleft" width="550"] Image for representation only[/caption] In Punjab, politics has always had its fair share of drama, but nothing matches the daily soap-level suspense of VIP security cover. One day, a leader is…
In today’s political landscape, one of the most striking and frustrating patterns for the public is the ever-changing stance of politicians. One day, a leader passionately praises a party, its leadership, and its policies almost…
Punjab today stands at a sensitive and complex turning point, where multiple crises ranging from unchecked migration patterns and deteriorating law and order to political instability are converging to create a climate of uncertainty. While…
