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The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals (a group of communists supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology) and the Indian government.
Naxalite, general designation given to several Maoist-oriented and militant insurgent and separatist groups that have operated intermittently in India since the mid-1960s. More broadly, the term—often given as Naxalism or the Naxal movement—has been applied to the communist insurgency itself.
Aug 5, 2020 · The Naxalite-Maoist insurgency of India is characterised by its extended longevity and capacity to gain sustained support across from 1967 to the present day.
The Naxalite-Maoist insurgency again gained international media attention after the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley resulted in the deaths of around 24 Indian National Congress leaders, including the former state minister Mahendra Karma and the Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel.
Oct 3, 2016 · India’s long-running class-based, economic insurgency—the Naxalite insurgency (or Community Party of India [CPI]-Maoist insurgency)—is a case study in which external security partnerships will remain limited, if not mostly unwelcomed, in New Delhi.
The Naxalite Insurgency. The Naxalites first emerged in 1967 in the village of Naxalbari in West Bengal and spread throughout the central states of Bihar, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh until it was violently suppressed by state and paramilitary forces by 1972.
Sep 21, 2017 · A Brief History. The Maoist party was the result of multiple splits and fratricidal wars inside the Indian communist movement. The first Communist Party of India (CPI) was formed in 1920 under...
Feb 6, 2019 · This article addresses the long-term effects of colonial rule through an analysis of India’s Naxalite insurgency—a Maoist uprising largely supported by low castes and indigenous tribal groups. 1 The insurgency now dates back over half a century and was famously billed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as “the single biggest internal ...
• Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict between Maoist groups, known as Naxalites and the Indian government. • Has a long history of 42 years. • "The single biggest internal security challenge ever faced by India” - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called the Naxalites (2006) PROLOGUE
Aug 6, 2007 · By examining the history of Communist movements in India within a behavioral perspective, this article asks the question why in the past similar movements were relatively easy for the authorities to suppress, while the current Maoist insurgency is proving to be much harder to manage?
