Dr P V Ramana

Policy Analyst, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Contributions

November 25, 2024 Dr P V Ramana

Naxalites of the Communist Party of Maoist [CPI (Maoist)], Maoists in short, seem to be resurfacing in Karnataka. The killing in an encounter of Vikram Gowda, on November 18, 2024, in Eedu village, Karkala taluk of Udupi district, further confirms t...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Karnataka, Maoists. Naxalites, CPI, Communist Party of Maoist, Maoist area

India’s Maoists: Business as usual

June 18, 2020 Dr P V Ramana

It has been business as usual for Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), even as the country has been fighting the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic. Incidents of violence by the Maoists, efforts at shoring–up their arsenal and extortion,...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, weapons, Maoists, chhattisgarh, Extortion, Sukma

Covid-19 and India’s Maoists

April 15, 2020 Dr P V Ramana

Even as the country is under a lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, also being referred to as novel Corona virus, alleged sympathisers of Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), Maoists in short, Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde have been...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, COVID-19, Urban Maoists, Expansion of bases, Relief from courts, Recruitment

Centre-State Synergy shall Defeat Maoist Challenge

September 03, 2019 Dr P V Ramana

At long last, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments in the various affected States seem to have come on to the same page in addressing the challenge thrown-up by Naxalites of Communist Party of India (Maoist), CPI Maoist or Maoists, ...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Maoist situation, Naxal surrender policy, Maoist funding

Surrenders Cripple India’s Maoists

February 20, 2019 Dr P V Ramana

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...

Tags: Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Naxalites’ surrender, causes of Maoists’ surrender