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Balbir Punj

Balbir Punj

Articles by Balbir Punj

Focus on caste and faith will derail India’s march

Thane, India - May ,20, 2024: Citizens are seen at the voting booth on Thane Ghodbunder Road Hiranandani Estate to vote ,in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on, Monday, May,20, 2024. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )

Updated on May 21, 2024 19:06 IST

The neo-colonialism of global reports, rankings

The new instruments to further imperial interests include the use of manufactured narratives on cultural, ethnical, social, religious and economic issues, along with market influences, to control and subjugate the target nations.

Updated on Apr 23, 2024 16:32 IST

CAA is rooted in pact made after Partition

New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): Refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan hold placards as they stage a protest against Congress over their remarks on the implementation of the CAA, outside the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma)

Updated on Mar 20, 2024 16:21 IST

The right to propagate religion cannot lead to undermining of faiths

Because of social tensions, nine states have passed anti-conversion laws. Various groups have challenged these laws in the courts. On January 16, 2022, the SC advised the petitioners to compile all petitions and move a consolidated transfer petition so that the cases could be transferred to it. (Sanjay Sharma)

Updated on Feb 16, 2023 03:53 IST

Diversity among India’s leadership is significant

The appointment of Rishi Sunak as the British prime minister sparked a raft of questions on whether a similar event was possible in India (AFP)

Updated on Nov 14, 2022 13:33 IST

Gandhi and Ambedkar argued against purdah

In Iran, thousands of women have poured onto the streets after a young woman was allegedly killed for not wearing the hijab in public (AP)

Updated on Oct 3, 2022 14:21 IST

Some worrying questions have been raised by the Nupur Sharma episode

The extent of danger to Sharma’s life can be gauged by the fact that even those who supported her on social media were attacked and killed by radicalised Muslims.

Updated on Jul 20, 2022 15:16 IST

A Gandhian solution for the Gyanvapi feud

This picture taken on May 19, 2022 shows a view of the Gyanvapi Mosque after its survey by a commission in Varanasi. (Photo by Sanjay KANOJIA / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Jun 22, 2022 14:31 IST

Beyond the chintan shivir, Congress’s existential crisis

The dynasty’s acolytes hit back and pointed out that Congress’s existence was intrinsically linked to the Gandhi family.

Updated on May 22, 2022 14:18 IST

With Imran’s exit, history repeats itself in Pakistan, again

Imran Khan’s conduct, after the united Opposition moved a no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly, was dodgy even by Pakistan’s abysmal standards.

Updated on Apr 18, 2022 14:50 IST

The Kashmir Files: A tale of horror and gross injustice

Can one seriously hold a three-hour movie responsible for “hate politics” and “Islamophobia”, as suggested by Rajdeep Sardesai in his column in these pages on March 25?

Updated on Apr 7, 2022 14:27 IST

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