The Communists need to rethink or perish!

'The Left’s decline is now a reality, both nationally and in West Bengal.' 'Behind it lie: Ideological rigidity and confusion, outdated party programmes... a socially conservative upper-caste......

Mamata assigns portfolios to council of ministers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday allocated portfolios to her newly sworn-in council of ministers, keeping to herself nine departments, including Home, Land and Land Reforms.......

Poll results: Tectonic shift in Indian politics

The Congress's 3-to-2 score in the five states might appear respectable, but must be seen in perspective. Its Assam win came entirely because of local leaders. The corruption issue hit the Congress......

Mamata, the 'slumdog politician', comes of age

Very few events can teach you as much about contemporary India as the Indian election. Like, in Gujarat if Chief Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party wins much more seats than what......

Gujarat model of development: More hype than substance

The Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2013, under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's watch. With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across......

The soft power that India ignores

The spin-offs from providing some sort of formal training for the hospitality business are huge, writes Kanika Datta.In parrying overtures from the Tata group, the management of US-based Orient......

Political conflicts & industrialisation in Bengal

Two unconnected incidents on Tuesday served as a reminder of the tragedy and farce of industrialisation in West Bengal. One was the death of Thomas J Bata, head of the Bata empire, at the grand old......

Is Bengal ready for re-industrialisation?

"Sudhu bigha dui, chilo mor bhui, aar sab-i geche rine, Babu balilen, "Bujhecho Upen, e jami loibo kine."(After losing everything in debt, I had only two bighas of land left. But the Babu said,......