Between the “diehard criminal” and the political activist caught up in an incident that the antique legal system considers criminal disruption of law and order, there ought to be a distinctive difference.
Section: India | Friday, April 22, 2011 3:56 IST
Jyoti Basu lived and died by a doctrine that dissected historical forces in order to serve a utopian revolutionary purpose.
Section: India | Monday, January 18, 2010 1:33 IST
With grievances against the CPM mounting, Mamata Banerjee is ready to take over.
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 0:40 IST
When states fail to be sensitive to people’s needs, Maoists seize ground.
Section: Analysis | Friday, June 26, 2009 10:13 IST
The underground, extremist Communist Party of India (Maoist) has been branded a terrorist organisation and so banned by the Centre.
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 22:57 IST
The impact of the punch delivered by the vote of no confidence in the CPM’s leadership has pole-axed the comrades.
Section: Analysis | Sunday, May 17, 2009 23:58 IST
The demand for a separate Gorkhaland is, however, not about lebensraum; it has to be juxtaposed against the issue of security.
Section: Analysis | Sunday, April 19, 2009 21:10 IST
In the highly polarised politics of West Bengal, the Congress ought to be a natural ally of the Trinamool Congress.
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, February 24, 2009 21:07 IST
Bengal’s chances of regaining its lost pride as an industry leader in India are slim
Section: Analysis | Monday, October 6, 2008 22:04 IST
In a perfect world, the peasant, the proletariat and the promoter of large investments would all win in equal measure from any change.
Section: Analysis | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:00 IST
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