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TopicHarkishan Singh Surjeet

Topic: Harkishan Singh Surjeet

BJP in power for long will have disruptive effect on body politic—CPI(M) gen secy Surjeet in 2004

Former CPI(M) gen secy Harkishan Singh Surjeet, in this 2004 edition of Walk The Talk, reflected on party’s evolving stance on economic reforms, coalition govts, and secularism.

CPI(M) sinking into oblivion after two years under Yechury

As general secretary of CPI(M), Sitaram Yechury was expected to steer the party in a fresh direction and help it reinvent itself. But he has proved to be as much a failure as his dogmatic predecessor Prakash Karat. RUHI TEWARI

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

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Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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