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Punjab’s political terrain remains resistant to the BJP

In Punjab’s political discourse, few assumptions circulate as casually—and with as little scrutiny—as the claim that the RSS–BJP combine is steadily spreading its...

State Scan

Against the Citadel: Raja Warring’s Ascent and Stumble

Muktsar stands for sand, swag and bluster. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring embodies the temperament of this harsh, restless land. Rising from adversity, dressed...

State Scan

The Rise and Limits of Celebrity Politics in Punjab

Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bhagwant Mann’s entry into politics in the early 2000s marked the arrival of celebrity politics in Punjab. Both emerged...

Arvind Kejriwal, a former IRS officer, has risen like a phoenix in the political scenario
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AAP’s Rural Sweep: A Pro-Incumbency High Today, a Backlash Brewing for 2027 in Punjab?

AAP secured around 218 of 347 Zila Parishad zones (about 63%) and over 1,500 of 2,838 Block Samiti zones, reaffirming the structural advantage...

PerspectivePolitics

Partition of India: Sardar Patel sensed, Jinnah was not being reasonable, nor acting on principle

Patel felt that the nation Could survive without a Crown (Kashmir) but not without its Belly (Hyderabad). The 565 principalities across India had...

Personality

TN Seshan: Man of Extremes

The nation gratefully remembers Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, who passed away in Chennai on 10 November 2019, as the man who cleaned up...