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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicPrakash Karat

Topic: Prakash Karat

At CPI(M) congress, Prakash Karat says Left only consistent force that can take on Hindutva forces

With the sudden demise last year of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, the 24th congress of the party will also select a new leader for the post.

CPI(M) to Kerala Congress amid ‘neo-fascist’ row: Don’t need certificate on how to fight BJP, RSS

Inaugurating 24th State Conference in Kollam, CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat accuses Congress of playing ‘cheap politics’, highlights contrast between ‘neo-fascism’ & ‘classical fascism’.

Need for a rural workers union, said Prakash Karat at first P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture

P Sundarayya, a pioneer of the peasant movement in India, had zeroed in on three main classes in the Indian countryside: landlords, agricultural workers, and a differentiated peasantry.

Rahul Gandhi’s Kerala move and Modi’s changing avatars

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

CPI(M)’s shabby treatment of Somnath Chatterjee marked the beginning of its fall

If the Congress wants to take on the BJP, it must never do what the CPI(M) has been a past master of.

Win for Yechury, CPI(M) to keep the door open for an understanding with Congress

The political resolution now says ‘no political alliance’, keeping possibilities open for an electoral understanding with the Congress.

CPI(M)’s crucial Party Congress begins amid ‘split’ in the party

The question whether there should be any poll pact with Congress created a sharp divide between general secretary Sitaram Yechury and his predecessor Prakash Karat. 

Prakash Karat has led CPM towards a historic blunder by shooting down Congress alliance

Indian communists have come to regret many political blunders – from opposing Quit India to supporting Emergency. Saying no to anti-Modi alliance could be another.

Just when we thought the Indian Left could not decline any further, it proves us wrong

Over the years, CPI (M) has only witnessed a steady decline and is seen to be losing direction and lacking resonance among the youth.

Why should the Left bury itself in the confused political world of the Congress?

The question is whether the Congress is genuinely against the BJP’s policies or whether it only differentiates itself for electoral gain.

On Camera

Tarique Rahman’s govt is on a mission of de-Yunusification. It will fix India-Bangladesh ties

Going forward, India and Bangladesh will have to double the effort to fix the damage done to bilateral ties by the Yunus administration.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.