A leading light of the Telangana Armed Struggle, a first
generation communist leader and veteran trade unionist Raj
Bahadur Gaur passed away here on Friday morning. ... The
CPI and several other organisations mourned the death of
the communist leader who enjoyed wide respect.
The editor is a former communist and the editorials reflect his pro-CPM views, but on the whole, the articles are mostly neutral and reported in a matter of fact way.
I wish it were true. It is more than 'center leftist', it has a blatant left bias which even clouds the reporting. I was an ardent reader of 'The Hindu' but stopped reading it after its coverage on issues like: 'Nandigram', 'US India Nuclear deal'. IIRC it used to carry reports about Chavez hailing him as great leader, but reports from other newspaper doesn't seem to imply the same. So I stopped reading it all together.
It is sad that are no good English dailies (in India) which concentrate on issues that matter to people. Much of them don't carry any detailed reports, focus on celebrity gossip and/or are blatantly biased.
'The Hindu' is generally considered pro-CPM (Communist Party) hereabouts (South India).