A journalist of over 35 years standing, Ramesh Vinayak is Executive Editor of Hindustan Times at Chandigarh He specialises in covering the north Indian territory of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, besides the Punjabi diaspora.
Articles by Ramesh Vinayak
Post-Covid, India set to emerge as world food factory, says Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Responding to a set of questions from Executive Editor Ramesh Vinayak, Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Bathinda on Monday outlined her priorities, sounded optimistic on India’s post-Covid-19 potential in global food exports and sharply criticised the Capt Amarinder Singh government’s handling of the crisis in Punjab.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 11:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
‘Don’t agree with PM that Article 370 caused all problems in J&K,’ says Altaf Bukhari
The latest straw in the wind is an effort by Altaf Bukhari, Kashmir’s leading business tycoon, to revive the political process in the erstwhile state, which on October 31 was split into two Union territories — J&K and Ladakh .
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 06:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak
‘I’m sowing the seeds of service, hope they will bear fruit’: Altaf Bukhari
SEASON OF CHANGE: Restoration of statehood and domicile rights for land, jobs and education will be prime agenda of J&K Apni Party that he launches on March 8
Updated on Mar 07, 2020 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ramesh Vinayak
Delhi verdict buoys AAP in Punjab but can it bounce back? Opinion
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP will need to sort out its Punjab leadership mess, revitalise cadres and amplify public issues to be in the reckoning as a potent third alternative when the border state goes to the polls two years from now.
Updated on Feb 12, 2020 02:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
Not for rethink on CAA... Including Muslims will help earn goodwill: Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal said in Punjab, there may not be a case of a Pakistani Muslim seeking Indian citizenship due to persecution, but we are for considering that on a case-to-case basis.
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 09:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Ramesh Vinayak
Exit of Dhindsas from Shiromani Akali Dal is a blessing in disguise, says Sukhbir Singh Badal
In an interview to HT, the Akali Dal chief says including Muslims on list of communities eligible under CAA will only earn goodwill. Terms ties with ally BJP perfect as the partners have nothing to do with politics of give or take, which is why there’s no crisis like the one with Shiv Sena
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
No pressure, police has a free hand, says DGP Punjab
Militant outfit Khalistan Zinadbad Force, behind drone deliveries in Punjab, was helped by jihadi outfits across the border. This trend is sinister and worrisome says Dinkar Gupta
Updated on Jan 01, 2020 12:52 PM IST
‘Parkash Singh Badal should take back SAD reins’
Factional feuds are not new to the Shiromani Akali Dal. But, it will be jarring that the country’s second oldest political party is kicking off its centenary celebrations under the shadow of revolt led by its estranged veteran, Sukhdev Singh Dhinda, 83.
Published on Dec 13, 2019 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
5 lessons from Punjab’s failed drive to curb stubble burning
Punjab was expected to put an end to the banned practice of stubble burning or farm fires. But it failed to deliver due to its half-hearted efforts that ranged from crackdown to cash incentive. Not surprisingly, it has drawn the Supreme Court’s wrath like never before.
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak and Navneet Sharma, Chandigarh
Haryana assembly elections 2019: Dushyant Chautala’s JJP may prove to be kingmaker
The JJannayak Janta Party, which is an offshoot of former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), seems to have completely appropriated the Jat vote bank of the INLD.
Updated on Oct 24, 2019 12:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
‘Have not felt it in Punjab’: Amarinder Singh on slowdown of economy
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh is facing a raft of challenges in dealing with sensitive but long-dragging probe on sacrilege cases, his lofty poll promises, many still on paper, and Pakistan’s renewed attempts to destabilise the law and order in the border state.
Updated on Sep 24, 2019 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak and Navneet Sharma
Why is BJP counting on Khattar for ‘Mission 75’ in Haryana | Opinion
With Saturday’s announcement of the Haryana assembly election came a flashback to an instructive lesson this writer learnt exactly five years ago in the unpredictable Jatland.
Updated on Sep 22, 2019 10:16 AM IST
Scrapping blacklist a welcome closure, redresses pain point of Sikh diaspora | Opinion
Coming two months before the 550th anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev and opening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor to Pakistan, it is a goodwill gesture with immediate resonance and long-term repercussions.
Published on Sep 15, 2019 12:51 PM IST
Congress course correction in Haryana may be too late
Congress appointmented Kumari Selja, as the state Congress president and a placatory accommodation of a rebellious heavyweight, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, as the chairman of the campaign committee represents the party’s rearguard action to salvage its stakes in the assembly elections due next month.
Updated on Sep 05, 2019 12:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak
Can Kartarpur Corridor help dial down India-Pak tensions | Opinion
Kartarpur today embodies a groundswell of sentiments of the Sikh community that has since Partition longed in its prayers for access to the forbidden shrines in Pakistan.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 12:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak
Badal’s advice to feuding Chautalas is tad too late | Opinion
Considering the degree of bad blood between Om Prakash Chautala’s estranged sons and grandsons, it will be a miracle if they pay heed to Parkash Singh Badal’s advice and bury the hatchet.
Published on Aug 23, 2019 08:31 PM IST
Bhupinder Hooda’s last-ditch bid to force Congress hand for change of guard | Opinion
Rohtak Rally will not only decide Hooda’s course of action but also shape Congress’s fight in Haryana poll sweepstakes.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Ramesh Vinayak
Modi redraws the line, etches history with Mission Kashmir
New geo-political dynamics weighed in the Modi government’s strategic calculus pegged to a distinct possibility of pro-Pakistan Taliban gaining ascendancy in Kabul and its impact on Kashmir
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 09:16 PM IST
Article 35A: Kashmir can’t afford to drift into an autumn of anxiety
The Kashmir Valley is rife with speculation that the Modi government may take the ordinance route to scrap the Article 35 A ahead of the state assembly elections.
Published on Jul 31, 2019 11:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak
Pakistan won’t dare spring a nasty surprise, says former army chief VP Malik
Pakistan Army thought that Indian Army’s response to the intrusion in Kargil would be limited and would force India to come to the negotiating table, but that assumption was flawed, writes Lt. Gen. Hooda (Retd.)
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 11:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak
‘Momentum is on BJP’s side’: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
His party swept all 10 seats in Haryana with a 58% vote share, Manohar Lal Khattar, 65, the state’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister, is a man in a hurry.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 09:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
‘Gurugram’s flooding has been taken care of ’: Manohar Lal Khattar
In the final lap of his five-year term, he is pulling out all stops to keep up the tempo for the assembly elections due in October. In an interview to Hindustan Times, Khattar spoke about the upcoming assembly elections, his track record, overcoming Gurugram’s civic challenges, and his association with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published on Jul 04, 2019 03:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Ramesh Vinayak
No monsoon chaos for Gurugram this year, says Khattar
On the crime prevention steps in Gurugram, Khattar said the town has more resources than any other district in the state, adding
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 07:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Ramesh Vinayak
‘I am not the only Cong leader who is standing tall’: Capt Amarinder Singh
The Congress has a strong core of good leaders, who will review and introspect and identify the weaknesses in the party to revive it. And as a party leader, I will join these efforts to restore the party to its old glory. It is not about a national or state role.
Updated on May 24, 2019 08:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
The Amarinder factor pays off in Punjab
The man who led the Congress charge in defending the Punjab fort is chief minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, who has emerged as one of the party’s few regional satraps standing tall amid the ruins.
Updated on May 24, 2019 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress looks to repeat bumper poll victory in Punjab
Pushed on the back foot over allegations of mishandling of religious protests, the SAD-BJP is banking on nationalism while the Congress aims to take advantage of dissidence in National Democratic Alliance camp
Updated on Mar 25, 2019 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Navneet Sharma and Ramesh Vinayak
‘Khalistani extremism more dangerous for Canada than India’
Ujjal Dosanjh spoke to HT on a range of issues from the new wave of migration from Punjab, India-Canada relations and Punjabi diaspora to ethics in politics.
Updated on Mar 24, 2019 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Divided Opposition aims to stop BJP poll machine in Haryana
Spoliers Galore: BJP banks on PM Modi’s governance record and nationalism to trump the Congress and the INLD, both beleaguered by infighting and dissent in their ranks.
Updated on Mar 23, 2019 07:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Navneet Sharma and Ramesh Vinayak
Lok Sabha elections 2019: PM’s nationalism card won’t work, says Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh
Always the straight talker, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh is dismissive of the BJP’s poll narrative pegged to national security and nationalism after the Balakot strikes “This card will not work.
Updated on Mar 14, 2019 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramesh Vinayak and Navneet Sharma
The Amritsar blast is a wake-up call
It is high time that the state government focused on governance rather than religious issues.
Updated on Nov 22, 2018 02:54 PM IST