Articles

Dantewada Naxal Attack: A Calculated Cowardly Act of Red Terror

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

सिंहवत्सर्ववेगेन पतन्त्यर्थे किलार्थिनः॥ [Verse from the Yogavasishtam 3.78.6] (English translation: Those who intend to get work done cast themselves on the task with al....

May 03, 2023 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Terrorism , Naxal , chhattisgarh , Maoist , Bastar , Bharat , Dantewada , LWE Extremism , Urban Naxal

India’s Maoists: Utility of Counterinsurgency and Futility of Talks

Dr Uddipan Mukherjee Article

There was a flurry of analyses in the wake of the 03 April 2021 clash between India’s Security Forces [SFs] and the Maoist insurgents at the Sukma-Bijapur border region in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.¹²³

April 30, 2021 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Maoists , chhattisgarh , Sukma , Abujhmaad , CAPFs , COIN , foreign arms , IEDs , Mazumdar , MHA , SAMADHAN , WHAM

India’s Maoists: Business as usual

Dr P V Ramana Commentary

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,....

June 18, 2020 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , weapons , Maoists , chhattisgarh , Extortion , Sukma

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

Vimarsha on Naxalite Movement in Chhattisgarh: A talk by Shri Shekhar Dutt, former Governor of Chhattisgarh

Hon’ble Shekhar Dutt, former Governor of Chhattisgarh, gave a talk on ‘Naxalite Movement in Chhattisgarh & the Challenges of Governance’ under the Vimarsha lecture series, held on 21 January 2015 at the VIF. Ahead of his talk, Shri Dutt also re....

January 27, 2015 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , chhattisgarh , Naxalism , Naxalite Movement

Launch of Red Revolution 2020 and Beyond: Strategic Challenges to Resolve Naxalism

Red Revolution 2020 and Beyond: Strategic Challenges to Resolve Naxalism authored by Lt Gen V K Ahluwalia, Army Commander, Central Command, was launched at a release function at the Vivekananda International Foundation on August 19, 2013. The book wa....

August 22, 2013 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Book Discussions , LWE , chhattisgarh , Naxalism

Strategic and Tactical Response to Left Extremism: Problems & Possibilities

“We should not fall into the false perception that the Maoists today have deviated from the original ideology of Mao and have become hoodlums and extortionists, but should realise that they have moved closer to the original thought and strategy of ....

May 31, 2010 Leftwing Extremism , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , LWE , chhattisgarh , ideology of Mao