Punjab's Real Crisis is Economic

Punjab's Real Crisis is Economic

July 17, 2026 · 1h 23m

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Kushal Mehra discusses the economic and leadership crises in Punjab with Tushar Gupta.

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the economic crisis in Punjab. Since the year 2000, Punjab and its economy have been on a downward spiral. They will also talk about the other major crisis of Punjab, i.e the crisis of leadership. Punjabis do not have a leader that they can trust. Follow them: X: @Tushar15_ Substack: https://politypolicy.substack.com/ Website: https://politypolicy.com/ Tool: https://politypolicy.com/SpendingByType Tool: https://politypolicy.com/SpendingByFunction Tool: https://politypolicy.com/StateFiscalMatrix Tool: https://politypolicy.com/StateFiscalHeadToHead Other content you can read or watch to understand the economic crisis in Punjab: 1. https://share.google/9VKqqvhmlI7TDndVs 2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/agri-industry-drag-punjab-growth-to-6-1-below-india-average/articleshow/129285921.cms 3. https://theprint.in/opinion/punjabs-green-revolution-era-success-is-long-over-four-factors-now-constrain-its-economy/2185653/ 4. https://manochaopinion.substack.com/p/what-went-wrong-with-punjab 5. https://youtu.be/tjD-zCfhspo?si=4o8Ti-0UwL4w5q-i 6…

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Host: Kushal Mehra

Guest: Tushar Gupta

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Organizations: Substack, Times of India, The Print, Swarajya, Indian Express

Places: Punjab

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