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.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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.