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Topic: D Raja

CPI’s Kerala conference ends with call for LDF hat trick, and ‘public sentiment’ signal to ally CPI(M)

Delegates flag certain policies of Pinarayi govt and allegations of custodial torture against Kerala police. The CPI is the largest ally of the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala.

D Raja rues INDIA bloc trust deficit at CPI conference. ‘Else poll results would’ve been different’

CPI’s Kerala conference, Raja pushes for Left revival, INDIA bloc unity. Says RSS-BJP are turning India into a theocratic, religion-based nation, and that voter fraud can happen in any state.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor accuses INDIA ally CPI of ‘helping’ BJP in his constituency, D Raja hits back

Shashi Tharoor says CPI’s campaign against him in Thiruvananthapuram would ‘divide anti-BJP vote’. CPI's D Raja points to Wayanad, asks why Rahul has been fielded against CPI candidate.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.