Whenever I have a question about how federal immigration funding works, I go to Heidi Altman, Vice President of Policy at the National Immigration Law Center. She has been a voice of principle and clarity,…
[caption id="attachment_22967" align="alignleft" width="500"] Image for representation only[/caption] Democracy functions best when governments remain accountable to the people who elected them. The people of Punjab voted for change with the expectation that long-standing issues would…
The recent decision of the Sikh clergy at the highest temporal seat of Sikhism, the Akal Takht Sahib, regarding Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has triggered intense debate across Punjab and the global Sikh community.…
Let us look at definitions first. Definitions are good as historic evidence. They are structured arrangements of words, calculated to strike an exact note. Of course, famous definitions have sometimes revealed bias over the years,…
The appointment of Kewal Singh Dhillon as the president of the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marks a significant political experiment in the state. A veteran politician and former Congress leader, Dhillon's…
A photograph went viral recently on social media. Someone had placed their old and new Indian passports side by side and pointed, with evident fascination, to a small rectangular symbol embossed at the bottom of…
The ongoing confrontation between Sri Akal Takht Sahib and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has emerged as one of the most significant religious-political developments in Punjab in recent years. The dispute has reignited debates about…
[caption id="attachment_22849" align="alignleft" width="550"] AI-created image for representation only[/caption] The Sikh community in Pakistan, though small in number, occupies a place of immense historical and religious significance. Pakistan is home to some of Sikhism’s holiest…
Some questions arrive disguised as trivia and turn out to be doorways into history. One such question: why does a major Bangladeshi city carry a name that, to any Punjabi ear, sounds suspiciously like “Maymansingh”…
Punjab’s next Assembly election may be few months away, and the road has already opened and the vehicles are revving up for the race.AAP has started early. BJP has unfolded its route map. The Akali…
