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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.

Marx still relevant, but India's Left flounders

The CPI(M)'s problem is that it's stuck over the ethics of political economy that is acquisition, work, thrift,...

7 May 2018 1:13 AM IST

CPI(M) general-secretary Sitaram Yechury also criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for delaying the winter session of the parliament and said these were the signs that it was not willing to face the House. (Photo: PTI)

CPM's dilemma: How it should remake itself

In claiming that it is the only party that can offer an alternative policy agenda, the CPI(M) has to fully and finally...

23 April 2018 12:12 AM IST

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee before a meeting at the TMC party office in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Igniting polarities: Didi needs to guard her turf

Till the Ram Navami riots Mamata Banerjee was being equivocal in dealing with communally-polarising politics.

31 March 2018 12:19 AM IST

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A summary of ruptures

In its materiality it asserts the power of the printed word and the reaction it triggers in those who fear the word.

25 March 2018 12:44 AM IST

BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav and Tripura BJP chief Biplab Kumar Deb display victory sign as they celebrate with supporters after partys victory in Tripura Assembly elections results in Agartala on Saturday. BJPs win marks an end to 25 years of CPI-M government rule in the state. (Photo: PTI)

After Tripura, BJP to target CPM in Kerala

Tripura was an open invitation to the BJP to offer an alternative as the CPI(M) had become a complacent and arrogant...

4 March 2018 1:53 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Biz-friendly' Bengal: Is Didi coming of age?

Stripped of the hype, the Bengal Global Business Summit was not a failure.

20 Jan 2018 12:09 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

To protect Bengal turf, Mamata takes on Modi

Through 2017, uneasiness and uncertainty, with the possibility of chaos hovering in the background, has stalked West...

26 Dec 2017 1:37 AM IST

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (Photo: PTI)

Distinctively different: The challenge for CPM

The CPI(M) is a hindrance to the BJP-RSS' ambitions in West Bengal, but not a formidable obstruction.

1 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter | PMO India)

The perils of Aadhaar: Modi & Didi eye 2019

Mamata Banerjee has inserted herself into the political space that Mr Modi created by his digitally created visions of a...

1 Nov 2017 2:58 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Goddess Durga Puja pandal on the occasion of Mahalaya, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Defeating demons in the battle for Bengal

The State's function is to maintain peace, law and order and enable worshippers to do what they do as part of their...

26 Sept 2017 1:46 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Will RSS outsmart Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal?

The BJP and the Sangh Parivar are casting themselves as the antidote to Trinamul.

9 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (Photo: PTI)

Confused CPM heads for another blunder?

It is remarkable the Congress and CPI(M) continue to be partners even after rejection of support.

21 Aug 2017 12:17 AM IST