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Topic: Maoist attack

Security forces kill 30 suspected Maoists in 2 simultaneous ops in Bastar. Toll crosses 100 this yr

1 DRG jawan was also killed in the operation in Bijapur. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set a deadline of March 2026 to eradicate Maoism from the country.

How a journalist discovered the middlemen making millions off Chhattisgarh Maoist-State conflict

In 'The Company of Violent Men', Siddharthya Roy reveals the personal journeys behind his reporting of violent conflicts in South Asia.

55 kg explosives packed under road, went ‘undetected for over 2 months’ — inside Dantewada Maoist attack

Explosives that killed 10 police personnel & a civilian Wednesday believed to have been placed under road using method called ‘fox-digging’ that creates a cavity under the surface.

10 police personnel killed in Dantewada Maoist attack, struck with IED on way back from anti-Naxal operation

Personnel belonged to District Reserve Guard (DRG), a Chhattisgarh force designed to carry out anti-Maoist operations. Wednesday's attack altogether killed 11 people, including the driver of the vehicle.

In Chhattisgarh, Bastar now poll battlefield as BJP targets Baghel govt over party workers’ deaths

At a time when 3 BJP workers have been killed in the state, allegedly by Maoists, in less than a week, tribal-dominated Bastar has taken centrestage ahead of assembly elections.

The idea of Dandakaranya as a breeding zone of Maoists took birth at a dinner table

The thirst for land among landless peasants and tribals was at its peak in Andhra Pradesh. It was Indira Gandhi, say veteran Maoist idealogues, who created the thirst.

Chhattisgarh tribals freed of 2017 Sukma attack charges return home. But home has changed

Each acquitted tribal ThePrint met in Burkapal village, the site of 2017 Sukma Maoist attack, has a story to tell. So do the police, which still doesn't consider villagers to be innocent.

Missing CRPF jawan alive, will not harm him: Maoists in Chhattisgarh ‘send message’

CRPF jawan, identified as Rakeshwar Singh Manhas from Jammu, has been missing since Maoists attacked a security team Saturday. CRPF says negotiations are on to rescue him.

In world of govt compensation, Akhlaq & Akbar aren’t same, nor are Pulwama & Sukma soldiers

One might argue that families of soldiers deserve better compensation than farmers because the latter don't die in the line of ‘duty’. But what about sanitation workers?

The unasked questions of the Gadchiroli attack amid a PM’s nationalistic narrative

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On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.