Failure to adapt to new socio-political dynamics, lack of introspection, inability to retain old bases have meant Left is now relegated to periphery of Indian politics.
Regional leaders, from Sharad Pawar to Mayawati and Mamata, share stage with the Gandhis at swearing-in ceremony, welcome Naidu and Kejriwal ‘under the tent’.
The 17-member politburo has two women and as many Muslim members, but lacks Dalits. The CPI(M) politburo has not had a Dalit member since the party was founded 53 years ago.
CPI(M) political resolution will allow an understanding with the Congress, in tune with Yechury’s line, which had earlier been rejected by Central Committee.
Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Irresponsible economics might make good politics, as we have seen in the recent budget, but irresponsible ambition surely makes bad politics. If Sitaram Yachury says Mamta Banerji’s party and BJP are two sides of the same coin, then he should at least get his hair dyed in Hydrogen Peroxide to look like comrade Prakash Karat: if this man is going to let ambition direct his narrative, then he should at least drop the mask of a “selfless worker” which is the minimum required from a champion of the poor.
Irresponsible economics might make good politics, as we have seen in the recent budget, but irresponsible ambition surely makes bad politics. If Sitaram Yachury says Mamta Banerji’s party and BJP are two sides of the same coin, then he should at least get his hair dyed in Hydrogen Peroxide to look like comrade Prakash Karat: if this man is going to let ambition direct his narrative, then he should at least drop the mask of a “selfless worker” which is the minimum required from a champion of the poor.