IPCS Research Papers
Naxal Movement in India: A Profile
Rajat Kujur
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies 1 New Delhi, INDIA
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CONTENTS
Executive Summary............................................................................................................. 4 A Short History .................................................................................................................... 2 Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation .................................................. 6 People’s War Group (PWG)................................................................................................. 7 Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) & Communist Party of India (Maoist) ...................... 11 About the Author ................................................................................................................14 Recent IPCS Publications ..................................................................................................14
Executive Summary
In order to understand the current phase of Naxalism, we need to understand different aspects of organizational transformation that have occurred within the Naxal movement, since the genesis and current phase of