Like at the time of the Naxalbari Maoist Movement in Andhra Pradesh. K Balagopal. In a situation marked by severe state repression of the Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh, violent retaliation by the Maoists, and the state's brutal counter-attack led by the greyhounds to gain On Armed Resistance.
Bela Bhatia. The Naxalite rebellion has been a significant political movement of our times. However, the growing displacement of open mass activity by militaristic action in recent years has been a loss for the Beyond Naxalbari.
Sumanta Banerjee. State Department. Update: A top Maoist leader, arrested in March, tells the BBC that the rebels are open to talks, but resource management issues must be on the table:. Maoists are resisting such exploitation, but the government is not listening. Update: An article in the Lancet from details the terrible health problems faced by the already under-served people in the insurgent areas. The article predicts the security and public health situation will only get worse, which unfortunately seems to have become true.
Update: Jason Miklian and Scott Carney have published an excellent feature in Foreign Policy on the insurgency, calling it a "perpetual-motion machine of armed conflict that is grimly familiar in places like the oil-soaked Niger Delta, but seems extraordinary in the world's largest democracy. Of note is their reporting on how much the Maoists themselves are gaining from mining operations:. At the same time, the Maoists, for all their communist rhetoric, have become as much a business as anything else, one that will remain profitable as long as the country's mines continue to churn out the riches on which the Indian economy depends.
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Second, dwindling supplies subsequently affected operational capacity as insurgents were unable to effectively carry out their annual tactical counter-offensive campaign TCOC.
The combination of these factors has led to an overall decline of Naxal-Maoist activity in , compared to the year prior. A comparative analysis of ACLED data for and reveals these trends and offer insights into the changing nature of the conflict. The Naxal-Maoist insurgency, which has been active since , seeks to overthrow the Indian government to establish communist rule within the country. However, in its current form, Naxal-Maoist activity has been limited to around a dozen states.
India continues to have the second highest rate of coronavirus transmission, with over 10 million total cases by the end of January World Health Organization, 10 February However, in March of last year, early projections were far higher, with some experts predicting up to million cases India Today, 21 March In response to these estimates, the Indian government enforced a strict lockdown beginning on 24 March, suspending all non-essential travel for 21 days, which was extended to three months with some minor relaxations New York Times, 25 March ; Indian Express, 21 May A total of events were reported, compared to events the year prior see figure below.
The decrease is particularly notable between the months of March and June, which is when Naxal-Maoist rebels have historically carried out their annual TCOC, which forms the core of Naxal-Maoist battle strategy. The TCOC involves carrying out a quick succession of small and large attacks, often luring security forces into the forests Diplomat, 31 August
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