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The 2009 Verdict and the Left: An Appraisal of Critiques

Tue, 2009-09-22 09:06 | Prasenjit Bose

 The serious electoral reverses suffered by the Left Parties in India, particularly the CPI (M), in the 2009 Loksabha elections have generated an intense debate. It has spurred reactions and responses of various hues, ranging from sympathetic critiques and “admonitory counsel” to passionate expressions of scorn and disgust. Given the gravity of the situation, this is not altogether unexpected. Some of the criticisms made by the well-wishers of the Left as well as the critics are valid. A few critiques, however, have raised questions regarding the basic understanding of the CPI (M) of the very world we live in and how to make it better. Other critiques have focussed on the issues confronting the Left in West Bengal and drawn strong conclusions, questioning the ability of the CPI (M) to offer economic and political alternatives to bourgeois-landlord rule in India in the era of globalisation. This has led in some cases to a diagnosis of irredeemability in the CPI (M).

CPI(M)'s Review of Election 2009

Sun, 2009-06-28 09:58 | CPI(M)

The Central Committee of the CPI(M) in its meeting held on June 20 and 21 has adopted a review of the 15th Lok Sabha elections.

 

We present the full text of the review here.

Defeat In Pigsty

Wed, 2009-05-20 22:01 | Saibal Bishnu

Saibal Bishnu takes on the debate about the electoral debacle of the Left.

The issue of the 'tainted money' in swiss banks

Wed, 2009-05-06 15:49 — nachiket
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The question of the money deposited in the swiss banks needs to be seen as a part of the totality of the neoliberal economic policies promoting financial deregulation. An article by Prof.C.P.Chandrasekhar which appeared in the Frontline does that succinctly.

Media’s Deep ‘Love’ With Manmohan Singh Government

Sat, 2009-04-18 15:07 | B. S. Rao

Dr. Manmohan Singh remained a great lover of president Bush. But all Bush lovers were dumped into the dustbin by the people in Spain, Britain, Japan, Australia and several other countries; and Bush himself in America. Can the “sponsored opinion-exit polls” bail out Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Congress Party? Will dishing out untruth through media to influence voters become ‘satyameva jayate’?

Third Front: A Political Necessity

Sat, 2009-04-18 14:50 | Parimal Maya Sudhakar

Left parties’ alliances with various regional parties in different states in the run up to the 15th Lok Sabha and BSP’s indications to enter into post poll co-operation with the total sum of these alliances once again triggered the debate about necessity and viability of the national political alliance of parties that are not part of either Congress-led or BJP-led coalitions.

People's War or War on the People?

Sat, 2009-04-18 14:37 | Siddhartya Roy

Questioning the call of poll boycott and attacks on voters by Indian Maoists

Why the Dalits and Tribals should vote against both the BJP and the Congress and in favour of the Left?

Sat, 2009-04-18 14:21 | Tikendar Singh Panwar

The Dalits and tribals constitute nearly 25% of the Indian population and almost 29% of the state’s composition. The indifferent attitude of the big Bourgeois parties towards both the dalits and tribals needs not much elaboration. Since both the parties represents the interests of the big capital and landlords in the country the SCs and the STs remain a distressed lot.

The 15th Lok Sabha Elections and our duty

Mon, 2009-04-13 14:27 | Nirupam Sen

"The forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections will be a significant political struggle for the Left. Our stand in these elections will be based on our politics of careful introspection and praxis and will revolve around the numerous issues relevant to our state and country", says Nirupam Sen in a speech on the 15th Parliament Election and the role of the Left Parties.