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TopicLeft alliance

Topic: Left alliance

Curious case of Kerala’s Left alliance: Divided on policy, united by power

Implementation of PM-SHRI isn't the first instance of discord among the allies. Tensions extend to the grassroots levels too.

Kumaraswamy needs to remember votes are not owned but earned before refusing Modi voters

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Left emerges as No. 1 among biggest losers this Lok Sabha election

Decimated, the once-thriving Left Front is leading in barely 6 seats, completely losing its grip over Bengal and Tripura, states that were once its strongholds.

After Tripura loss, CPI(M)’s next challenge is to fix internal problems

The Left party will have to resolve its dilemma over whether it will have an alliance with the Congress, in a crucial meeting due...

Nepal takes a Left turn towards Beijing Consensus

Oli has been selling dreams of trans-Himalayan railways, piped gas to every kitchen, metro rail and sending a Nepali on the moon as possible benefits of participating in China’s OBOR.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.