India’s approach to Naxalite problem When India got its independence in 1947‚ it became the largest democracy in the world. Since independence‚ it has steadily sought to establish a predominant presence in South East Asia and in the global context‚ seeking a greater role among the developed countries in the West1. In recent years‚ it has become widely acknowledged as a world power‚ largely because of its high economic growth rate‚ which was a result of government policies towards economic liberalization
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Sonia PGP/14/243 Sravya Shakuntala B The Naxalite Revolt – Why is it the Biggest Internal Threat to India’s Progress? Contents Contents 2 1 Introduction 3 2 The Red Corridor 4 3 Causes of Naxalism 5 3.1 Structural violence 5 3.2 Poverty 5 3.3 Food insecurity 5 3.4 Literacy 5 3.5 Health 6 3.6 Drinking water‚ Sanitation and Housing 6 3.7 Disparities in Infrastructure 6 4 Sources of finance and arms 7 5 Demands of Naxalites 7 6 Naxals: An Obstacle to growth 8 7 Government’s
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afternoon‚ the police post was inhabited by constables trying to catch forty winks‚ dressed only in lungis and vests. No one paid any attention to the bus – until the men inside began firing at the police station with light machine guns. The Naxalites killed 11 policemen like they would shoot clay pigeons‚ kicked the bodies aside and loaded all the weapons and ammunition they could find into their bags. Then the bus drove off again and the Naxals melted into the forest. This was the story
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History The term Naxalites comes from Naxalbari‚ a small village in West Bengal‚ where a section of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) led by Charu Majumdar‚ Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal initiated a violent uprising in 1967. On May 18‚ 1967‚ the Siliguri Kishan Sabha‚ of which Jangal was the president‚ declared their readiness to adopt armed struggle to redistribute land to the landless.[11] The following week‚ a sharecropper near Naxalbari village was attacked by the landlord’s men
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The Naxalites‚ Naxals or Naksalvadis are a Maoist communist group in India‚ leaders of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. The Naxal name comes from the village of Naxalbari in the Indian state of West Bengal where the movement originated. The Naxals are considered far-left radical communists‚ supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Their origin can be traced to the split in 1967 of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)‚ leading to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)
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Justice is another condition based on equality. Distributive justice will ensure social‚ economic and political justice. Violence and militancy are primarily the result of failed distributive justice. Analysing the emergence and growth of the ‘naxalite’ movements in India‚ it could be found that the negation of distributive justice was one of the major factor the led to these militant organizations. The activities of the militants as well as the counter militant activities of the state have resulted
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single biggest security challenge ever faced by our country". Fourteen Indian states are struggling to battle the insurgency waged by their 20‚000 fighters. Over the last three years some 2‚600 people have died by their hands. These are the Naxalites‚ the source of India’s scariest security challenge. Naxalism. It is a topic few in the West are aware of. The international media lends little attention to India’s Maoist insurgents‚ choosing instead to focus its attention on the more dramatic
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themes. For example ‘Inquilab’‚ written in 1971‚ is based on the Naxalbari uprising in 1967. In this play‚ Asif Currimbhoy does not take any side. He presented the views of the naxalites as well as the government and those who oppose the naxalite ideology. He leaves the decision to the audience or the readers. The term naxalites comes from Naxalbari‚ a small village in West Bengal. A section of the CPI (M) led by Charu Mazumdar‚ Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal initiated a violent uprising in 1967. Charu
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MARXISM IN CHHATISGARH It is ridiculous to leave the mass of unarmed tribals to fight the armed Naxalites without weapons in the name of Salva Judum or any other name. Non-violence could be an effective weapon to fight against a civilized and democratically elected government‚ but it could prove farcical and suicidal in dealing with the killing Naxalite gangs. Maoists in Chhattisgarh have admitted that 500 of their rebels have been killed by cadres of anti-Maoist militia Salwa Judum movement in
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Naxalism:Threat to Internal Security The Government of India has taken serious note of the Naxal problem in the recent past. The recent attacks by the Naxalites on State and Central Police Forces in Dantewada are very serious events wherein large number of lives have been lost and the Nation sits up to see as to what would happen and what should happen. The CSA has been concerned about the developing Naxal problem for quite some time. The CSA organised a lecture on 21st November 2008 by Lt. Gen
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