A canal crisisPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhThe controversy over the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal only serves to stoke regional chauvinism and deflect attention from the real agrarian crisis faced b
Punjab's kidney industryPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhThe arrest of three senior doctors and a search for more, bring into focus an exploitative and large-scale kidneys-for-cash trade in Punjab, abetted b
The run-up in PunjabPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhWith the faction-ridden Shiromani Akali Dal going downhill, the Congress(I) hopes for a landslide win in the February elections to the Punjab Assembly
Moving RightwardPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's dalliance with the far-Right, in response to the political challenge thrown at him by SAD chief Prakash Singh
Punjab's fiscal woesPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhThe Amarinder Singh government releases a White Paper outlining the fiscal crisis it has inherited from its Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP predecessor.
Promises in PunjabPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhPUNJAB'S new Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, came to power promising to put the State's nearly defunct administrative and economic infrastructure in
A canal for campaignPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhAs political parties in Punjab and Haryana bicker over the Sutlej-Yamuna canal, the people of both the States show a weary disinterest in what they ap
A godman and a political stormPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhA violent political storm is sweeping through Punjab, and at the centre of it is a godman with a substantial following, mainly among Dalit Sikhs.
Punjab pointersPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhPre-election politics in Punjab presents a complicated melange. But one fact is obvious: the SAD-BJP ruling alliance will need nothing short of a mira
Fundamentalist designs in PunjabPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhThe attempt by Shiv Sena activist to demolish a mosque in Gurdaspur point to the larger fundamentalist mobilisation initiated by the Hindu Right to br
Punjab's paddy crisisPRAVEEN SWAMI in ChandigarhCaught between the quality standards for procurement set by state agencies and their own struggle for survival, Punjab's farmers suffer over a plentif
A new phase of censorship creep in India A proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
