Balbir Punj
The writer is national vice president, BJP.
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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
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
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
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
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
A New BharatSubscriber Only
March 23,2017 00:05:54 AM
For India to strengthen itself, cobwebs of the Left’s borrowed ideas must be cleared
Thu, Mar 23, 2017
The Math Of The MatterSubscriber Only
July 21,2015 00:22:58 AM
Madrasas that only impart religious education are holding Muslim children back.
Tue, Jul 21, 2015
Taking chargeSubscriber Only
March 04,2015 01:46:51 AM
Prime minister’s success in securing the release of a priest from the Afghan Taliban points to India’s new clout.
Wed, Mar 04, 2015
Dear President ObamaSubscriber Only
February 04,2015 00:22:13 AM
India understands well the havoc “splintering” along religious lines can cause to a nation, writes Balbir Punj
Wed, Feb 04, 2015
The contest over ‘true Muslims’Subscriber Only
January 17,2015 00:00:21 AM
The Muslim leadership must consider why sectarian violence has spread with such rapidity,
Sat, Jan 17, 2015a better experience