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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;a lengthy list of Op-Eds is not appropriate here, per &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:NOTDIR&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:NOTDIR&quot;&gt;WP:NOTDIR&lt;/a&gt;; they also do not source the entirety of this sentence.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year          = 2010 |  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year          = 2010 |  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| source        =  http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=213&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| source        =  http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=213&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&#039;&#039;&#039;Balbir Punj&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1949)  is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. He is not only a columnist but also an active political worker&lt;/del&gt;. He was a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;former member of &lt;/del&gt;[[Rajya Sabha]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for two terms. He was &lt;/del&gt;[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(BJP)&#039;s Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh &lt;/del&gt;between 2000&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, helping the party to chart out its ideological course&lt;/del&gt;. On 31 March 2013, he was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;promoted as &lt;/del&gt;one of the Vice Presidents of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (&lt;/del&gt;BJP&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Punj has also served &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;BJP &lt;/del&gt;party &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as its &lt;/del&gt;national secretary, and as in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;charge of &lt;/del&gt;several states, including &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Punjab]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Kerala]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Himachal Pradesh]]&#039;&#039;. He was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;also &lt;/del&gt;member of BJP&#039;s National Executive from 2000 to 2014. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Balbir Punj &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;often said to be &lt;/del&gt;a close associate of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He can be often seen on news channels debating issues.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88qj3C8OjE &quot;CNN NEWS 18 CAA NRC DEBATE 17 DEC 2019&quot;, &#039;&#039;News 18&#039;&#039;]&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&#039;&#039;&#039;Balbir Punj&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1949)  is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]. He was a [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament in the &lt;/ins&gt;Rajya Sabha]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;from [[Uttar Pradesh]], representing the &lt;/ins&gt;[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] between 2000 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Odisha&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]. He &lt;/ins&gt;retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade. On 31 March 2013, he was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;appointed &lt;/ins&gt;one of the Vice Presidents of the BJP.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Punj has also served &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as the &lt;/ins&gt;party&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;national secretary, and as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;party chief &lt;/ins&gt;in several states, including &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Punjab]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Kerala]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Himachal Pradesh]]&#039;&#039;. He was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;member of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;BJP&#039;s National Executive from 2000 to 2014. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;described as &lt;/ins&gt;a close associate of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication &#039;&#039;Motherland&#039;&#039; in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for &#039;&#039;The Observer of Business and Politics&#039;&#039; (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/del&gt;. He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. IIMC is the best-known organization in media training in entire Southeast Asia. Students from 73 countries have received training here in various disciplines of media. It was set up by the [[Government of India]] in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation&lt;/del&gt;. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication &#039;&#039;Motherland&#039;&#039; in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for &#039;&#039;The Observer of Business and Politics&#039;&#039; (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000. He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Current==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Current==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;has written columns in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;National English &amp;amp; Hindi Daily and Indian &lt;/del&gt;weekly magazine &#039;&#039;[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;outlookindia.com/magazine/story/in-the-dark-of-his-troubles/296583 &quot; In The Dark Of His Troubles. The text of Rohith Vemula&#039;s suicide note holds the key to understanding his death. It doesn&#039;t speak like those who claim to speak for him.&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Punj &lt;/ins&gt;has written columns in the weekly magazine &#039;&#039;[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]&#039;&#039;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;has &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;also written columns &lt;/ins&gt;for the daily &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;newspapers &lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Punjab Kesari]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Amar Ujala]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Swadesh News|Swadesh]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Sanmarg]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Naya India]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Indian Express]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Asian Age]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Mail Today]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Mid-Day]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[New Indian Express]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Sunday Standard]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Dainik Jagran]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Andhra Jyoti]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Lokmat Times]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat Samachar]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]&#039;&#039;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Chetna]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/whos-afraid-of-the-bjp/235672 &quot; Who&#039;s Afraid Of The BJP? by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/let-sleeping-gods-lie/239004 &quot; Let Sleeping Gods Lie. The Church&#039;s &#039;harvest of souls&#039; policy &lt;/del&gt;has &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;led us to this foul juncture&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/maoists-are-no-maoris/232453 &quot; Maoists Are No Maoris!. Salwa Judum is an indigenous answer to the imported problem of Maoism&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/hooghly-meets-volga/234282 &quot; Hooghly Meets Volga. The Stalinist streak is back in the CPI(M), a throttled media is added proof&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-mother-principle/222163 &quot; The Mother Principle. An evangelist is Calcutta&#039;s mascot, even though more authentic figures abound&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/healing-achilles-heel/217753 &quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/on-an-ancestral-trek/221270 &quot; On An Ancestral Trek. A Punjabi adage: one who hasn&#039;t seen Lahore hasn&#039;t been born. A birthday boy&#039;s account.&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/fiddling-with-facts-as-gujarat-burns/215755 &quot; Fiddling With Facts As Gujarat Burns. The Roys in the media are harming India with half-truths and worse, says Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Outlook India&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Lately his contributions to &#039;&#039;[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]&#039;&#039; have become less frequent. Punj specializes in writing about various social, economic, and political issues. Currently, he writes a regular column &lt;/del&gt;for the daily &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;newspaper &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Punjab Kesari]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/was-bhumi-pujan-of-5-august-possible-without-6-december-1992-1218872  &quot;5 अगस्त का भूमिपूजन क्या 6 दिसंबर 1992 के बिना संभव था?&quot;&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;Punjab Kesari&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/why-wait-for-73-years-in-the-reconstruction-of-shri-ram-temple-1219607 &quot;श्रीराम मंदिर के पुनर्निर्माण में 73 वर्षों की प्रतीक्षा क्यों?&quot;, &#039;&#039;Punjab Kesari&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/shri-ram-is-the--guardian--of-samaras-society-1220242 &quot;श्रीराम समरस  समाज के &#039;पालक&#039; है&quot;, &#039;&#039;Punjab Kesari&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Amar Ujala]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/ram-janm-bhoomi-ayodhya-the-relevance-of-shriram-telling-balbir-punj &quot; श्रीराम की प्रासंगिकता&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;बता रहे हैं बलबीर पुंज&quot;, &#039;&#039;Amar Ujala&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/kamala-harriss-other-side-telling-balbir-punj &quot;कमला हैरिस के व्यक्तित्व में भारतीयता कितनी है? बता रहे हैं बलबीर पुंज&quot;, &#039;&#039;Amar Ujala&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Swadesh News|Swadesh]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Sanmarg]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Naya India]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Until some time ago&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he was also writing for &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&#039;&#039;,&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-view/the-division-game-is-over/story-Y39ngb18wnfzQbFfQXjoXN.html &quot;The &#039;division&#039; game is over &quot;, &#039;&#039;Hindustan Times&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Indian Express]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dear-president-obama/ &quot;Open letter to Mr. Obama&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-leftists-communists-pm-narendra-modi-4581051/ &quot;A New Bharat by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-math-of-the-matter/ &quot;The Math Of The Matter by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-contest-over-true-muslims/ &quot; The contest over &#039;true Muslims&#039; by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caught-in-its-own-excesses/ &quot; Caught in its own excesses by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/balbir-punj/ &quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &#039;&#039;[[Asian Age]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/balbir-k-punj &quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&quot;&lt;/del&gt;, &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Asian Age&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;http://archive.asianage.com/opinion/kashmir-redux-043 &quot; Kashmir redux by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Asian Age&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;http://archive.asianage.com/opinion/missing-target-258 &quot;Missing Targets by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;Asian Age&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/jammu-and-kashmir-tale-two-flags &quot; Jammu and Kashmir: A tale of two flags by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Asian Age&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/madrasas-two-school-theory &quot;Madrasas: two school theory by Balbir Punj&quot;, &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Asian Age&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;, &#039;&#039;[[Mail Today]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/voices/john-chau-the-sentinelese-are-not-white-man-s-burden-neither-the-world-is/story/1/28192.html &quot;The Sentinelese are not &#039;White Man&#039;s Burden&#039;. Neither is the world by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/why-is-pakistan-silent-about-attacks-on-muslims-in-china/story/1/27168.html &quot;Why is Pakistan silent about attacks on Muslims in China? by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/rahul-gandhi-rss-muslim-brotherhood-terrorism-congress-bjp/story/1/26629.html &quot;Why Rahul Gandhi is wrong in comparing RSS to the Muslim Brotherhood by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/why-kerala-marxist-party-frowns-as-its-top-leaders-are-reading-malayalam-ramayana/story/1/25715.html &quot;How CPM in Kerala faces a new challenge in Malayalam Ramayana by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/17-hindus-sikhs-killed-in-jalalabad-explosion-isis-sultan-mahmud-of-ghazni/story/1/25417.html &quot;Afghanistan&#039;s ghastly drama: What lies ahead for the country&#039;s minorities by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/narendra-modi-church-illegal-conversions-dalits-adivasis-minorities/story/1/25197.html &quot;Why the church has no faith in Modi by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/jignesh-mevani-rahul-gandhi-bhima-koregaon-dalit-muslim-alliance-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale/story/1/21714.html &quot;By backing Jignesh Mevani, Rahul is repeating Rajiv and Indira Gandhi&#039;s mistakes by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/tipu-sultan-syed-ahmed-khan-bjp-congress-alternative-views/story/1/20628.html &quot; Tipu Sultan is no hero. India needs to stop celebrating him by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;Mail Today&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;, &#039;&#039;[[Mid-Day]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[New Indian Express]]&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/sep/20/church-practise-what-you-preach-1874445.html &quot;Church, practise what you preach by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/may/17/a-change-of-mindset-in-pakistan-1815778.html &quot;A change of mindset in Pakistan? by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/apr/19/ambedkar-versus-his-apostles-1803377.html &quot;Ambedkar Versus His Apostles by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/may/27/confessions-of-a-hindu-nationalist-1609490--1.html &quot;Confessions of a &#039;Hindu Nationalist&#039; by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/mar/04/the-left-myth-of-academic-freedom-1577334--1.html &quot;The Left myth of academic freedom by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/Balbir-Punj &quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&quot;, &#039;&#039;New Indian Express&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;, &#039;&#039;[[Sunday Standard]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Dainik Jagran]]&#039;&#039;,&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-big-decision-of-electoral-reform-15350064.html &quot;चुनाव सुधार का बड़ा फैसला&quot;, &#039;&#039;Dainik Jagran&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-7568406.html &quot;पाकिस्तान का जिहादी मानस&quot;, &#039;&#039;Dainik Jagran&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-8401111.html &quot;लीबिया के भविष्य की चिंता&quot;, &#039;&#039;Dainik Jagran&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Andhra Jyoti]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Lokmat Times]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat Samachar]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Chetna]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Odisha]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Odisha]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{PunjabIN-BJP-politician-stub}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{India-journalist-stub}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Odisha-politician-stub}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{UttarPradesh-politician-stub}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{more citations needed|date=August 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{more citations needed|date=August 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox officeholder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox officeholder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| name          = Balbir Punj&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| name          = Balbir &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Singh &lt;/ins&gt;Punj&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year          = 2010 |  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year          = 2010 |  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| source        =  http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=213&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| source        =  http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=213&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&#039;&#039;&#039;Balbir Punj&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1949)  is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]. He is not only a columnist but also an active political worker. He was a former member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for two terms. He was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)&#039;s Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh between 2000-2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha and retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade, helping the party to chart out its ideological course. On 31 March 2013, he was promoted as one of the Vice Presidents of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Punj has also served BJP party as its national secretary, and as in charge of several states, including &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Punjab]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Kerala]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Himachal Pradesh]]&#039;&#039;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;was also member of BJP&#039;s National Executive from 2000 to 2014. Balbir Punj is often said to be a close associate of &#039;&#039;[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He can be often seen on news channels debating issues.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88qj3C8OjE &quot;CNN NEWS 18 CAA NRC DEBATE 17 DEC 2019&quot;, &#039;&#039;News 18&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&#039;&#039;&#039;Balbir Punj&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1949)  is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]. He is not only a columnist but also an active political worker. He was a former member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for two terms. He was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)&#039;s Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh between 2000-2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha and retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade, helping the party to chart out its ideological course. On 31 March 2013, he was promoted as one of the Vice Presidents of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Punj has also served BJP party as its national secretary, and as in charge of several states, including &#039;&#039;[[Gujarat]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Punjab]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Kerala]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Himachal Pradesh]]&#039;&#039;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;was also member of BJP&#039;s National Executive from 2000 to 2014. Balbir Punj is often said to be a close associate of &#039;&#039;[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He can be often seen on news channels debating issues.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88qj3C8OjE &quot;CNN NEWS 18 CAA NRC DEBATE 17 DEC 2019&quot;, &#039;&#039;News 18&#039;&#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Motherland&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039; in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for &#039;&#039;The Observer of Business and Politics&#039;&#039; (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000). He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000. IIMC is the best-known organization in media training in entire Southeast Asia. Students from 73 countries have received training here in various disciplines of media. It was set up by the [[Government of India]] in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication &#039;&#039;Motherland&#039;&#039; in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for &#039;&#039;The Observer of Business and Politics&#039;&#039; (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000). He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000. IIMC is the best-known organization in media training in entire Southeast Asia. Students from 73 countries have received training here in various disciplines of media. It was set up by the [[Government of India]] in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1949|10|2|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place   = Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
| residence     =[[Noida]]&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place   =&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency  = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] [[Uttar Pradesh, India|Uttar Pradesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office        = Former Member: [[Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| successor     =&lt;br /&gt;
| party         = [[Bharatiya Janta Party|BJP]] &lt;br /&gt;
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| spouse        = Shashibala Punj&lt;br /&gt;
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| children      =  2 daughters&lt;br /&gt;
| website       =  https://balbirpunj.in/&lt;br /&gt;
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| date          = 22 November |&lt;br /&gt;
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}}&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Balbir Punj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1949)  is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]. He is not only a columnist but also an active political worker. He was a former member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for two terms. He was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)&amp;#039;s Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh between 2000-2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha and retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade, helping the party to chart out its ideological course. On 31 March 2013, he was promoted as one of the Vice Presidents of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Punj has also served BJP party as its national secretary, and as in charge of several states, including &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gujarat]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Punjab]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kerala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Himachal Pradesh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. he was also member of BJP&amp;#039;s National Executive from 2000 to 2014. Balbir Punj is often said to be a close associate of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&amp;#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University&amp;#039;s minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He can be often seen on news channels debating issues.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88qj3C8OjE &amp;quot;CNN NEWS 18 CAA NRC DEBATE 17 DEC 2019&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;News 18&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early career==&lt;br /&gt;
Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Motherland]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Observer of Business and Politics&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000). He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000. IIMC is the best-known organization in media training in entire Southeast Asia. Students from 73 countries have received training here in various disciplines of media. It was set up by the [[Government of India]] in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Current==&lt;br /&gt;
He has written columns in the National English &amp;amp; Hindi Daily and Indian weekly magazine &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/in-the-dark-of-his-troubles/296583 &amp;quot; In The Dark Of His Troubles. The text of Rohith Vemula&amp;#039;s suicide note holds the key to understanding his death. It doesn&amp;#039;t speak like those who claim to speak for him.&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/whos-afraid-of-the-bjp/235672 &amp;quot; Who&amp;#039;s Afraid Of The BJP? by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/let-sleeping-gods-lie/239004 &amp;quot; Let Sleeping Gods Lie. The Church&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;harvest of souls&amp;#039; policy has led us to this foul juncture&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/maoists-are-no-maoris/232453 &amp;quot; Maoists Are No Maoris!. Salwa Judum is an indigenous answer to the imported problem of Maoism&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/hooghly-meets-volga/234282 &amp;quot; Hooghly Meets Volga. The Stalinist streak is back in the CPI(M), a throttled media is added proof&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-mother-principle/222163 &amp;quot; The Mother Principle. An evangelist is Calcutta&amp;#039;s mascot, even though more authentic figures abound&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/healing-achilles-heel/217753 &amp;quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/on-an-ancestral-trek/221270 &amp;quot; On An Ancestral Trek. A Punjabi adage: one who hasn&amp;#039;t seen Lahore hasn&amp;#039;t been born. A birthday boy&amp;#039;s account.&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/fiddling-with-facts-as-gujarat-burns/215755 &amp;quot; Fiddling With Facts As Gujarat Burns. The Roys in the media are harming India with half-truths and worse, says Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Outlook India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Lately his contributions to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have become less frequent. Punj specializes in writing about various social, economic, and political issues. Currently, he writes a regular column for the daily newspaper &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Punjab Kesari]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/was-bhumi-pujan-of-5-august-possible-without-6-december-1992-1218872  &amp;quot;5 अगस्त का भूमिपूजन क्या 6 दिसंबर 1992 के बिना संभव था?&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Punjab Kesari&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/why-wait-for-73-years-in-the-reconstruction-of-shri-ram-temple-1219607 &amp;quot;श्रीराम मंदिर के पुनर्निर्माण में 73 वर्षों की प्रतीक्षा क्यों?&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Punjab Kesari&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://punjabkesari.in/blogs/news/shri-ram-is-the--guardian--of-samaras-society-1220242 &amp;quot;श्रीराम समरस  समाज के &amp;#039;पालक&amp;#039; है&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Punjab Kesari&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Amar Ujala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/ram-janm-bhoomi-ayodhya-the-relevance-of-shriram-telling-balbir-punj &amp;quot; श्रीराम की प्रासंगिकता, बता रहे हैं बलबीर पुंज&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Amar Ujala&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/kamala-harriss-other-side-telling-balbir-punj &amp;quot;कमला हैरिस के व्यक्तित्व में भारतीयता कितनी है? बता रहे हैं बलबीर पुंज&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Amar Ujala&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Swadesh News|Swadesh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sanmarg]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Naya India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Until some time ago, he was also writing for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-view/the-division-game-is-over/story-Y39ngb18wnfzQbFfQXjoXN.html &amp;quot;The &amp;#039;division&amp;#039; game is over &amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hindustan Times&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indian Express]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dear-president-obama/ &amp;quot;Open letter to Mr. Obama&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-leftists-communists-pm-narendra-modi-4581051/ &amp;quot;A New Bharat by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-math-of-the-matter/ &amp;quot;The Math Of The Matter by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-contest-over-true-muslims/ &amp;quot; The contest over &amp;#039;true Muslims&amp;#039; by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caught-in-its-own-excesses/ &amp;quot; Caught in its own excesses by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/balbir-punj/ &amp;quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Asian Age]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/balbir-k-punj &amp;quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asian Age&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/opinion/kashmir-redux-043 &amp;quot; Kashmir redux by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asian Age&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/opinion/missing-target-258 &amp;quot;Missing Targets by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asian Age&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/jammu-and-kashmir-tale-two-flags &amp;quot; Jammu and Kashmir: A tale of two flags by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asian Age&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.asianage.com/content/madrasas-two-school-theory &amp;quot;Madrasas: two school theory by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asian Age&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mail Today]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/voices/john-chau-the-sentinelese-are-not-white-man-s-burden-neither-the-world-is/story/1/28192.html &amp;quot;The Sentinelese are not &amp;#039;White Man&amp;#039;s Burden&amp;#039;. Neither is the world by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/why-is-pakistan-silent-about-attacks-on-muslims-in-china/story/1/27168.html &amp;quot;Why is Pakistan silent about attacks on Muslims in China? by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/rahul-gandhi-rss-muslim-brotherhood-terrorism-congress-bjp/story/1/26629.html &amp;quot;Why Rahul Gandhi is wrong in comparing RSS to the Muslim Brotherhood by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/why-kerala-marxist-party-frowns-as-its-top-leaders-are-reading-malayalam-ramayana/story/1/25715.html &amp;quot;How CPM in Kerala faces a new challenge in Malayalam Ramayana by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/17-hindus-sikhs-killed-in-jalalabad-explosion-isis-sultan-mahmud-of-ghazni/story/1/25417.html &amp;quot;Afghanistan&amp;#039;s ghastly drama: What lies ahead for the country&amp;#039;s minorities by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/narendra-modi-church-illegal-conversions-dalits-adivasis-minorities/story/1/25197.html &amp;quot;Why the church has no faith in Modi by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/jignesh-mevani-rahul-gandhi-bhima-koregaon-dalit-muslim-alliance-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale/story/1/21714.html &amp;quot;By backing Jignesh Mevani, Rahul is repeating Rajiv and Indira Gandhi&amp;#039;s mistakes by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.dailyo.in/politics/tipu-sultan-syed-ahmed-khan-bjp-congress-alternative-views/story/1/20628.html &amp;quot; Tipu Sultan is no hero. India needs to stop celebrating him by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mail Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mid-Day]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[New Indian Express]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/sep/20/church-practise-what-you-preach-1874445.html &amp;quot;Church, practise what you preach by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/may/17/a-change-of-mindset-in-pakistan-1815778.html &amp;quot;A change of mindset in Pakistan? by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2018/apr/19/ambedkar-versus-his-apostles-1803377.html &amp;quot;Ambedkar Versus His Apostles by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/may/27/confessions-of-a-hindu-nationalist-1609490--1.html &amp;quot;Confessions of a &amp;#039;Hindu Nationalist&amp;#039; by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/mar/04/the-left-myth-of-academic-freedom-1577334--1.html &amp;quot;The Left myth of academic freedom by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/Balbir-Punj &amp;quot;Columns by Balbir Punj&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New Indian Express&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sunday Standard]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dainik Jagran]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-big-decision-of-electoral-reform-15350064.html &amp;quot;चुनाव सुधार का बड़ा फैसला&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dainik Jagran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-7568406.html &amp;quot;पाकिस्तान का जिहादी मानस&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dainik Jagran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-8401111.html &amp;quot;लीबिया के भविष्य की चिंता&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dainik Jagran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Andhra Jyoti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lokmat Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gujarat Samachar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chetna]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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