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.
With the Punjab Government now raising a massive claim of ₹1.44 Lakh Crores from Rajasthan over decades-old water dues dating back to a 1920 agreement, and asserting that payments stopped after 1960 without formally ending the original terms, the issue has suddenly brought historical agreements back into present-day politics. While the Government says it is determined to recover Punjab’s rightful dues, even taking the matter to the Centre, questions are also being asked about why previous governments remained silent for so long and whether this move is practical or politically timed. Is this a serious push to reclaim Punjab’s long-pending financial rights, or a delayed issue now being revived for political positioning ?
पंजाब सरकार द्वारा 1920 के समझौते के आधार पर राजस्थान से ₹1.44 लाख करोड़ के पुराने जल बकाये की मांग उठाए जाने के साथ यह मुद्दा एक बार फिर सुर्खियों में आ गया है। सरकार का कहना है कि 1960 के बाद भुगतान बंद कर दिया गया, जबकि मूल समझौता औपचारिक रूप से समाप्त नहीं हुआ था। अब राज्य अपने हक की वसूली के लिए केंद्र तक जाने की बात कर रहा है। हालांकि, यह सवाल भी उठ रहे हैं कि पिछले कई दशकों तक इस मुद्दे को क्यों नहीं उठाया गया और क्या यह कदम व्यावहारिक है या राजनीतिक समय का हिस्सा। क्या यह पंजाब के लंबे समय से लंबित वित्तीय अधिकारों को वापस लेने की गंभीर कोशिश है, या फिर अब इसे राजनीतिक रूप से उठाया जा रहा है ?
After the Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking the Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram, with support cutting across party lines, the political mood still turned sharp as parties clashed over credit and intent. At the same time, the Congress pushed for a similar honour for Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar, Bhagat Singh, but its resolution was not allowed to be tabled, adding another layer to the debate. What could have been a rare moment of unity instead turned into a contest over timing, recognition, and political positioning ? Is the growing push for Bharat Ratna demands now more about politics than pure recognition ?
