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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicIndian Left

Topic: Indian Left

Indian Left is trapped in nostalgia. Old idioms must give way to new language of struggle

The absence of a strong Left opposition weakens democratic checks, leaving Parliament without a coherent critique of the state–market nexus.

Indian Left is obsessed with Latin America. Rahul Gandhi’s visit not surprising

If you are a trained ‘intellectual’ from JNU, Jadavpur, as well as TISS, then Latin America, its intellectual contributions, and its centrality in the worldwide fight against ugly capitalism are not to be downplayed.

Indians are still rejecting Left ideology. New book says there’s resurgence ahead

While the Left-led CPI(M)’s dominance in West Bengal and Kerala has had a rich history, the Left in India has struggled to find space for its ideology in contemporary politics, rarely gaining momentum for expansion.

Labour movement didn’t produce Indian Marxism. It came from migrants in Europe, Russia

In 'Comrades and Comebacks', Saira Shah Halim offers a rich historical narrative that foregrounds Left politics in world history, locates its relevance in India, and charts a future of its revival.

Comrades are getting it wrong. CPI(M)’s problem is its China-Russia obsession, not atheism

Has the Left learnt any lessons from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections? Absolutely not, going by the CPI(M)’s political resolution discussed at its 24th Congress at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

Sitaram Yechury was Bengal’s undeclared ambassador, always fought against communalism—Md Salim

Sitaram Yechury, the former Rajya Sabha MP and CPI(M) general secretary who died Thursday, was ideologically sound, politically committed, socially acceptable, and culturally refined, writes his colleague Md Salim.

Rahul Gandhi should be CPI(M)’s next Secretary General. Left needs new thought leaders

CPI(M) is poised to make a comeback in West Bengal. First, retire the Karats and Yechurys

Anti-Modi groups are a cult now. Modern-day ‘Shatranj ke Khiladi’ playing a losers’ game

The anti-Modi camp cannot survive without the looming imagined figure of Modi — ever-winning and all-powerful, the Great Dictator.

Why is India’s Left backing farmers’ protests? It’s a kulak agitation

This unique ability to ally with anybody purely in order to destroy is in some respects the fundamental tenet of Bolshevik morality.

CPI was first communist party in world to win election. Then came its identity crisis and fall

Within a decade of coming to power in Kerala in 1957, the cracks in the Communist Party were showing. A British 'spy', Nehru, and China made them wider.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.