Balbir Punj

The writer is national vice president, BJP.

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In conflict over trade with US, India has proved it won’t give into bullying

September 26,2025 15:35:29 PM

New Delhi faced calumny with restraint, countering the onslaught with irrefutable facts and exposing West’s duplicity on energy imports. This tactic seems to be paying

Fri, Sep 26, 2025

India’s new policy of zero tolerance toward terrorism will serve as a continuous reminder to the Pakistani establishment of the heavy price of nurturing terrorism.

Operation Sindoor — Pakistan’s price for bigotrySubscriber Only

May 15,2025 06:54:37 AM

Pakistan's establishment will have to realise that sponsoring terror is an expensive and self-destructive exercise

Thu, May 15, 2025

On tackling ideology behind terror, we can’t hit pauseSubscriber Only

May 01,2025 07:22:09 AM

India has done well to contain terrorists’ infrastructure. Post-Pahalgam, it must also uproot their ideology.

Thu, May 01, 2025

The Nagpur violence erupted following a call from right-wing outfits to remove Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb. (PTI Photo)

Aurangzeb is no role modelSubscriber Only

March 27,2025 07:07:11 AM

His cruelty and prejudice are well-known. There is no papering over that

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

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Mohan Bhagwat and the question of ‘true independence’: An abiding colonial mindsetSubscriber Only

January 30,2025 15:39:16 PM

When Mohan Bhagwat declared that India got its 'true independence' only on the day the Ram Temple at Ayodhya became a reality, he underscored the point that cultural freedom was intrinsic to decolonisation.

Thu, Jan 30, 2025

Supreme Court could have aligned AMU with aspirational India. It did notSubscriber Only

November 14,2024 04:20:48 AM

The core issue is whether institutions funded by independent India should continue to promote the 'purpose' for which they were set up by colonialists or be realigned with the aspirations of a new inclusive India

Thu, Nov 14, 2024

IT action on NGOs with foreign funding: While watching for enemies, don’t miss the ones withinSubscriber Only

October 10,2024 12:08:43 PM

Many NGOs, fuelled by foreign funds, hijack an elected government’s mandate and ruin various projects, some of which may have been a part of their manifesto. Isn’t this a subversion of the democratic process?

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Half-truths and twisted facts about the RSSSubscriber Only

August 10,2024 18:00:00 PM

Lifting the ban on government employees participating in RSS activities corrects a historical injustice. Attacks on the move are ill-informed

Mon, Aug 19, 2024

A response to the biased views on Modi and Indian democracySubscriber Only

June 25,2024 14:15:02 PM

As the Indian economy stands resilient, the Opposition’s critique of the BJP’s 10 years in power seem unwarranted

Tue, Jun 25, 2024

As America deals with woke mobs on campuses, its hypocrisy on CAA-Shaheen Bagh protests stands exposedSubscriber Only

May 07,2024 19:22:19 PM

When India faced similar sponsored protests against CAA, NRC and blockade of national highways for months together in the name of ‘farmers protests’, the US was pontificating India on respecting dissent and democratic norms

Mon, May 20, 2024

There is a disconnect between the BJP’s performance and the response of a section of the Muslim community to it. (Express Photo)

Why the BJP shies away from fielding Muslim candidatesSubscriber Only

April 13,2024 15:30:00 PM

Distance between BJP and Muslims mirrors that between Congress and the community before Independence

Mon, Apr 15, 2024

If the rebuilding of the temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya is a political statement, so was its demolition by an Islamic invader and the opposition to its reconstruction, spanning over seven decades after independence. (PTI)

Those who oppose Ram temple suffer from colonised Stockholm SyndromeSubscriber Only

February 03,2024 13:07:48 PM

The debate on the issue should have ended on November 9, 2019, when a five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict put paid to all the arguments that had been used to denigrate the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. But old habits die hard

Fri, Feb 09, 2024

Balbir Punj writes: Unlike Kathua, there is no communal dimension to Muzaffarnagar incidentSubscriber Only

September 04,2023 07:56:02 AM

Outrage over the latter should not cancel out the brutality of the former

Mon, Sep 04, 2023

Balbir Punj writes on derecognition of CPI as a national party: A story of fall and riseSubscriber Only

May 19,2023 20:09:54 PM

CPI declines while RSS and India grow. The two are connected

Sat, May 27, 2023

On Savarkar, Rahul Gandhi should learn from previous Congress leadersSubscriber Only

November 30,2022 12:00:26 PM

Calling Savarkar 'an agent of the British' may endear him to a tiny ultra-radical left constituency, but is neither good politics, nor true to history, nor to the traditions of his party

Wed, Nov 30, 2022

The Pope’s PenitenceSubscriber Only

August 12,2022 03:58:39 AM

Balbir Punj writes: He apologised in Canada. He should also acknowledge Church's excesses in India

Fri, Aug 12, 2022

The old establishment is out of office, but still powerfulSubscriber Only

June 29,2022 04:00:40 AM

Balbir Punj writes: It continues to control public discourse in India. This is a problem

Wed, Jun 29, 2022

Face the facts on communal violence in IndiaSubscriber Only

April 21,2022 04:40:28 AM

Balbir Punj writes: Understanding climate of hate requires honest examination of its origins, perpetrators

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Liberal stand on hijab is hypocriticalSubscriber Only

February 17,2022 04:15:20 AM

Balbir Punj writes: It is inconsistent with positions taken in the past on similar issues.

Fri, Feb 18, 2022

Who is responsible for the communal divide in India?Subscriber Only

October 01,2021 03:00:42 AM

Balbir Punj writes: British furthered Hindu-Muslim divide, but role of Islamic invaders must not be glossed over.

Sat, Oct 02, 2021

Agitation against farm laws only serves interest of rich, elite farmersSubscriber Only

February 09,2021 03:05:06 AM

A motivated mob — supported by forces inimical to India at home and abroad —is fighting for the status quo and to retain its privileges. Will the forces of change fight back or give in?

Tue, Feb 09, 2021