Will the past few years’ relative stability in the Jammu and Kashmir situation prove lasting or will the state again get destabilised, even if...

Outcome of elections has its lessons for the vanquished and the victor. It enjoins on the vanquished to introspect, realistically identify its...

With the Lok Sabha elections only 15 months away, the questions are already being asked whether the Congress will again be able to outclass the...

What next on Jammu and Kashmir’s political and security fronts? The developments of the past few months have lent relevance to the question. Take the...

Will Punjab be able to reclaim its lost glory? Not likely, at least in the foreseeable future. The state has been losing its sheen during the...

Land really is the best art. Andy Warhol, American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art, may have said this in...

This week’s column will deal with two issues: Announcement of new taxation measures by Akali-Bharatiya Janata Party government; and, Punjab chief...

A sense of complacency is a danger signal not only for rulers but also for the state. The atmosphere of near normality and the relative peace created...

Is history repeating itself in Punjab? Yes and no. Yes, because conditions like those which had given birth to the 1980s terrorism are again being...

During the past few weeks Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed developments which, coupled with the turbulent situation in Pakistan, will have a bearing on...

'Haryana is where action is'. The slogan was coined by Bansi Lal’s brain trusts in the early seventies to project Haryana’s big strides in development...

Can the rot that has pushed Punjab’s economy to its terminal stage be stemmed? The question has gained importance because of the latest revelations...