Anoop A. J.

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Disbanding Special Police Officers will Facilitate Naxal Resurgence

July 20, 2011 Anoop A. J.

The recent Supreme Court order to disband the Special Police Officers (SPOs), which was widely criticised to be influenced by the Naxal sympathising intelligentsia, is likely to create a major road block to the anti-Maoist security operations in vari...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism

Will Mamata Follow Hard-Line Policies Against The Maoists?

June 23, 2011 Anoop A. J.

It is a fact that Mamata Bannerjee and her party have done considerable damage to the anti-Maoist security mechanism in West Bengal, through her ‘no-hold- barred’ mission to capture power in West Bengal. Flush with a huge electoral win that has...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism

Assessment of Left Wing Extremism, 2010

April 08, 2011 Anoop A. J.

While addressing the 2010 Chief Minister’s conference on internal security, the Home Minister P Chidambaram stated the plan of action against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the following words: “At the last Conference of Chief Ministers, I ha...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism

China - Naxalite linkages: Gauging its dimensions

March 25, 2011 Anoop A. J.

The linkages synthesized by Maoist groups with militant organisations, North East insurgents and radical Islamic organisations particularly for availing terror logistics continues to be a key concern for the internal security of India. At the same t...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism

Maoist Funding: Dimensions, Sources and Implications

January 15, 2011 Anoop A. J.

Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh has been reiterating a word of caution about the increasing threat of Left Wing Extremism. Few weeks ago, he conveyed the high sign of losing out a double digit sustained growth rate unless the mineral rich Central In...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism