The Red Terror: India\'s Anti-Maoist Strategy Under Fire
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Beginning of Naxalism and Maoism. 3. On the election boycott: tactic of the Maoists. 4. Rise and growth of Naxal movement in India: a profile. 5. Naxalism, caste-based militas and human security. 6. The strategic challenge of Maoist insurgency in India and South Asia. 7. Thoughts on the Maoist problem. 8. April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada. 9. Towards inclusive development and fighting Maoism. 10. Naxalite Maoist violence, police response and the role of the government. 11. Myth of Maoists concern for tribal welfare. 12. On the Indian Maoists and their sympathisers. 13. Rise of Maoist in India: a side effect of globalisation. 14. Maoism state and the Communist movement in India. 15. Maoism: an exercise in anarchism. 16. Operation green hunt, the people\'s struggle in India and the international campaign. 17. Sympathy for the devil: Maoist supporters. 18. Maoists and activists: the double deception. Bibliography. Index.
Maoist influence has grown remarkably in recent years. According to home ministry figures, in 2003 a total of 55 districts in nine of India\'s 28 states were affected by varying degrees of Maoist activity. That number rose to 156 districts in 13 states by 2004 and to 170 districts in 15 states by 2005. Some 223 districts of India\'s 626 districts in 20 states are reportedly affected by Maoist activity today. The scale of Maoist attacks too has growth phenomenally in this period. Maoists have stormed jails and freed hundreds of their comrades. They have blasted railway tracks and telecom towers, looted police armories and hijacked trains. (jacket)
Maoist influence has grown remarkably in recent years. According to home ministry figures, in 2003 a total of 55 districts in nine of India\'s 28 states were affected by varying degrees of Maoist activity. That number rose to 156 districts in 13 states by 2004 and to 170 districts in 15 states by 2005. Some 223 districts of India\'s 626 districts in 20 states are reportedly affected by Maoist activity today. The scale of Maoist attacks too has growth phenomenally in this period. Maoists have stormed jails and freed hundreds of their comrades. They have blasted railway tracks and telecom towers, looted police armories and hijacked trains. (jacket)
