The Left Front, which had ruled Bengal for 34 years, is facing an existential crisis after zero seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the 2021 Assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The Communist movement relied on Western origins of Marxism and failed to provide a homegrown alternative to the social structure based on Indian philosophical thoughts.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Paper finds male relatives of women getting cash transfers in Maharashtra spend 49% less, save 23% more monthly, while women’s own spending is up 46%. Odisha also shows dip in men's spends.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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