Over the last forty-eight hours, as the Prime Minister’s visit to Punjab was announced, I was approached by several public figures and political personalities—across parties in Delhi and Punjab—as well as former civil servants and…
Picture two set-pieces within a matter of days this week: in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi—just back from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, China—inaugurates India’s semiconductor showcase, pitching “designed and made in…
Canada has finally admitted what India has warned about for years. In its latest national assessment of money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks, Ottawa’s own review shows that Khalistani extremist groups are receiving financial support inside Canada…
[caption id="attachment_14063" align="alignleft" width="600"] Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, retired Punjab cadre IAS officer with nearly four decades of public service; former Special Chief Secretary (Punjab); and veteran election administrator who has served—at various times—as Presiding…
[caption id="attachment_13336" align="alignleft" width="550"] Gurpartap Singh MannIs former Member of Punjab Public Service CommissionA farmer and keen observer of current affairs[/caption] The former president posted this on social media, sharing the now-famous SCO photograph of…
Punjab is again under water. The Ravi and the Beas have spilled across their floodplains; the Ghaggar has surged; and the Sutlej has been swollen by releases from our great reservoirs, behind our prestigious dams…
[caption id="attachment_13980" align="alignleft" width="600"] Author credentials:Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, IAS (Retd.), former Special Chief Secretary, Punjab, writes on the intersection of constitutional probity, due process, and democratic supremacy.[/caption] At the heart of Amarinder Singh v.…
Floods in Punjab cannot merely be described as natural calamities, because in reality, they are manmade disasters created due to years of negligence, corruption, and poor planning. Punjab is a land of five rivers, yet…
[caption id="attachment_13336" align="alignleft" width="550"] Gurpartap Singh MannIs former Member of Punjab Public Service CommissionA farmer and keen observer of current affairs[/caption] Guru Nanak, our founder Guru, was the most scientific, most logical, and most spiritual…
Indian PM Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose at the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024. PM Modi in Tianjin Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…
