Amartya Sen has reshaped how we measure poverty by placing human capabilities at the centre of development. He has urged the world to see development not just in income, but in the real freedoms ...

This edition of weekly political economy column outlines five key points that could anchor a thesis on India’s challenges ...

The relationship between leftist politics in Bengal and its cinema was layered and uneasy, mirroring the left’s own history in the state.

Sir — The recent ahimsa padyatra to Delhi revealed an unease spreading through towns and villages. People spoke of rights ...

Its victories may be few, its presence often shadowed, yet the Left's influence flows through every reform and welfare scheme ...

It is a time when Shiv Sena, an unshakable ally of BJP, who in turn is the handmaiden of RSS and its Hindu Rashtra project, is going to face the assembly elections. The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is ...