Punjab’s politics reflects a deeper national malaise, where corruption, sensational rhetoric, and historical analogies overshadow policy, eroding public trust New Delhi: Indian politics has reached a juncture where the highest executive office in the land is increasingly viewed not through the lens of patriotism or policy, but as a target for ridicule. Recent events in Punjab have made this decline even more apparent. The political debate between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), le