According to the data released for the year 2023-2024, India has exported goods worth 16 billion U.S. dollars to China and imported goods worth 101 billion U.S. dollars, resulting in a trade deficit of 85 billion U.S. dollars with China. At the same time, discussions regarding Indo-China relations are taking place with great intensity.
Punjab’s issues from drugs, debt and jobs to farmers and law and order, give Congress enough ground to challenge the government. Yet repeated protests and statements have rarely turned into sustained political pressure, while factional battles continue. Is Congress’s failure to convert public issues into political momentum making it look more like a weak or “managed” opposition than a serious alternative for 2027 ?
पंजाब के सामने नशे, कर्ज़ और रोज़गार से लेकर किसानों और कानून-व्यवस्था तक कई बड़े मुद्दे हैं, जो कांग्रेस को सरकार को घेरने का पर्याप्त आधार देते हैं। फिर भी बार-बार होने वाले विरोध और बयानों को अब तक लगातार राजनीतिक दबाव में बदलना मुश्किल रहा है, जबकि पार्टी के भीतर गुटबाजी जारी है। क्या जनता के मुद्दों को राजनीतिक गति में बदलने में कांग्रेस की नाकामी उसे 2027 के लिए मजबूत विकल्प के बजाय एक कमजोर या “मैनेज्ड” विपक्ष के रूप में पेश कर रही है ?
Congress is considering different starting points for Rahul Gandhi’s proposed Punjab yatra, with some leaders favouring Anandpur Sahib while Punjab Congress leaders have said it will begin from Amritsar. One reason being discussed for the route debate is whether starting at the Golden Temple could bring the Congress’s record and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots into the political conversation. So the intriguing question is: Is Congress choosing the yatra’s route to build a stronger Punjab message or to manage the political questions linked to Punjab’s history, including 1984 ?
