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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicLeft Wing Extremism

Topic: Left Wing Extremism

Leftover plates, cracker bursts, Maoists ‘falling after taking hits’ — inside Op Hapatola in Kanker

Continuous inputs about movement of top Maoist cadres were received over last 30 days leading up to Monday when security personnel decided to go for kill, say officers.

39% drop in Left wing extremism violence, Maoists ousted from ‘strongholds’, says MHA report

The MHA statement also said there was a 26% reduction in deaths of security personnel and 44% drop in civilian casualties due to Naxal violence between 2018 and 2020.

How India’s Maoist counter-insurgency is being undone by a flawed security strategy

The ambush of a joint CRPF and state police team in Chhattisgarh shows the training and tactics have to be better than the ragtag Maoists. Jammu and Kashmir is a good example.

Jharkhand gets major chunk of funds in Modi govt’s infrastructure push in Naxal-hit areas

MoS for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy says in Lok Sabha Rs 1,775 cr has been released to 10 LWE-hit states in 3 years, with 44% of it going only to Jharkhand.

In biggest crackdown of its kind, CRPF nabs 500 alleged Maoist supporters in Chhattisgarh

The Central Reserve Police Force has deployed close to a lakh armed personnel to tackle Left-wing extremism in various states of the country.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.