https://thewire.in/politics/the-kavita-krishnan-saga-holding-a-mirror-to-the-left
The dilemmas of the Left in contemporary Indian polity are up for debate once again in the wake of Kavita Krishnan’s abrupt resignation from all the positions she held in the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, and the reasons she attributed to her decision. With the Narendra Modi-led Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government firmly in power, the once-powerful Left parties have been rendered a marginal presence, both within and outside parliament.
Whether the Left parties can pursue their politics in the same vein when democratic values are increasingly coming under threat is moot. Also how far can Left parties oppose a regime with authoritarian and Islamophobic tendencies in India even as they are ambivalent to the Russian and Chinese establishments? Before we move any further, it is important to understand how Kavita Krishnan’s resignation is an important step towards recognising a problem.
16/09/2022
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