Speaking during an event at Panjab University Chandigarh Prof. Pritam Singh (Oxford) discussed the topic of "Challenges For Punjab Economy in Global Context" in detail. He started his lecture with discussion about Punjab economy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's times and said that at that time the Punjab economy was an autonomous economy. He said that the Punjab economy was colonised during the British rule and hinted that it continues to be a colonised economy under the Indian state.

He was speaking at Gandhi Bhawan in the Panjab University campus on December 1, 2019 during an event organised by a discussion forum called Samvad. His lecture was followed by a discussion and questions and answers session. This is video recording of the event.