The Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa of the Congress party, on Sunday (September 28, 2025) asserted that Punjab stands at the core of India’s engagement with Eurasia (the combined landmass of Europe and Asia), and rather than remaining on the periphery, the State should be repositioned as India’s gateway to Eurasia. Punjab must no longer be viewed merely as a border State but as a bridge State that connects India with Central Asia and Europe, Mr. Bajwa said. “Amritsar was both a cultural capital and India’s closest land entry to Central Asia, while Rajpura can serve as Punjab’s logistical hub, at the junction of major highways and railways. Between them, there should be a modern Silk Road, with agro-processing clusters, industrial parks, and logistics hubs powering Punjab’s integration into global supply chains,” Mr. Bajwa said. Prosperity offered the strongest guarantee of stability, Mr. Bajwa said.