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India’s Lesser Known, yet Dangerous Maoist Groups

The Maoist movement in India is known by the violent activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist [CPI-M] – the organization which took shape in September 2004 with the merger of the People’s War Group based in the southern state of Andhra P....

July 08, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Maoist groups , Maoists in Manipur , North East insurgency

Severity of Economic Impact of the Maoist Movement

Giridhari Naik Article

It is now well recognised that the Maoist movement in India is deeply rooted in socio-economic conditions in parts of India with large tribal populations. However, misunderstanding and misperceptions about this problem persists due to lack of economi....

July 03, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Naxal mayhem , Economic costs of Naxal rebellion

Surrenders Cripple India’s Maoists

DR P V Ramana Commentary

Surrender causes huge damage to Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) or CPI-M. Possibly, the impact is greater when a person ranking high in the hierarchy of the rebels surrenders. On February 11, 2019, a Central Committee member (C....

February 20, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Naxalites’ surrender , causes of Maoists’ surrender

Security and Development: An Appraisal of the Red Corridor

Dr Ramanand Garge

… Left Wing Extremism is recognised as one of the most serious threats, not only to India’s internal security but indeed to the very basic values of the democratic, pluralistic political order enshrined in our Constitution. Apart from heavy casua....

January 03, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , LWE , Maoist insurgency , counter-insurgency measures

The Maoist Rebellion, in Limp

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

“ … for then only you will be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased …” – Aeschines. Greek statesman The Object of Discussion Much confabulat....

March 06, 2018 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoist rebellion , Integrated Action Plan , Counter-Naxal operations

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Role of CRPF in Counter-Insurgency Operations’

Aiming for a thorough review of India’s internal security apparatus, as also in partial fulfilment of the requirements of a Task Force set up recently by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the subject, the Foundation invited Mr. RR ....

February 19, 2018 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , India , LWE , Counter-insurgency , CRPF

The Nexus of Terror and Ideology : Scourge of Naxalism in India

Shekhar Dutt

Independence may have firmed up the geographic expanse of India but it failed to stabilise the ‘concept’ of India. Constitutionally we have taken our diversity seriously and the representative form of our democracy has further made our divisions ....

August 21, 2017 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , West Bengal , Naxalism in India , Andhra Pradesh , Telengana , Jharkhand , Odisha , Maoists , insurgency , governance

Discussion on ‘Socio-Economic Solutions to the Maoist Problem'

On 31 July 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on the Maoist Problem in India, focusing especially on its socio-economic dynamics. The panel assembled for the deliberations included policy experts, ....

August 08, 2017 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , LWE , chhattisgarh , Maoist Problem , Local insurgency

Left Wing Extremism – A Brief Security Review

Dr Ramanand Garge

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is widely recognised as one of the most serious security threats in post-independence India. Apart from that, it is also a politico-socio-economic challenge. Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had described the LWE as �....

July 26, 2017 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , LWE , Naxal , Counter-insurgency , BSF , CRPF , chhattisgarh , Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Small Wars are National Wars: Need Potent Force to Secure India from Threat Within

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

Sun Tzu said, “Great results can be achieved with small forces provided those leading them are skilled at war.” It becomes easy for a “small and skilled to fight big and leaderless crowd.” Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is expanding at a rapid....

June 05, 2017 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoists , Counter-insurgency , CRPF