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TopicBuddhadeb Bhattacharya

Topic: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya

‘Realists working under capitalist framework’ — what Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) said in 2003

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, CPI(M) veteran and former West Bengal CM, passed away Thursday. In this 2003 interview, he talked about running a leftist government in a capitalist framework.

Towering CPI(M) leader & Bengal’s last Left CM, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away at 80

Tributes pour in from party leaders & political rivals. His mortal remains will be taken to CPI(M) office in Kolkata Friday morning for leaders and workers to pay their last respects.

Padma Awards 2022 brought back controversies, politics and the question of its relevance

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya declined Padma Bhushan and Ghulam Nabi Azad drew jibes from Congress leaders for accepting the award from Modi govt. But such controversies are not new.

From Soviet Union in Alimuddin Street to a watch repair shop in Singur

The Revolution stands still while people yearn for change.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the last Left chief minister of West Bengal

On his 75th birthday, ThePrint recalls the achievements and setbacks faced by the CPM leader.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.