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Two weeks after Amit Shah’s deadline, ‘last active Telugu Maoist cadre in Bastar’ killed in encounter

Rupi is the 28th Maoist cadre to have been killed in an encounter in Bastar. Just this year, nearly 400 Maoist cadres have surrendered in the region.

Photos of the week: Gadchiroli’s reformed Maoists, doggies on vacay & Delhi’s lady bouncers

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

From ‘jal, jungle, jameen’ to jobs: Surrendered Maoists seek new lives with state rehabilitation

Chhattisgarh govt and MHA have identified the rehabilitation and reintegration of the surrendered cadres as one of the cornerstones for the long-term solution to Left Wing Extremism.

Chhattisgarh Police bring surrendered Maoist ‘experts’ to train recruits on IEDs. ‘Straight from the horse’s mouth’

Former Maoists will brief police recruits at CTJW College, Kanker in guerrilla tactics, medical care & demining as the forces step up efforts to neutralise IEDs in Bastar’s forests.

Life of a surrendered Maoist in Gadchiroli. Cash, kids in school & hammers over AK-47s

Former Maoists are rebuilding lives through factory work, farming, and state-supported housing, under police guidance and government rehabilitation schemes in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli.

Prashant Bose, one of Maoists’ oldest leaders, dies in Ranchi 5 years after arrest

Bose was lodged at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi along with his wife Sheela Marandi and other aides who were arrested by the Jharkhand Police in November 2021.

‘Military dominance, immunity to change’: Ex-Maoist leader Venugopal on why the movement fell apart

In interview to ThePrint, the surrendered leader said the movement had departed from its foundational principle that the political party would guide the actions of its military wing.

Basavaraju, Sonu, Devuji: How Maoist top leadership was whittled down after Amit Shah set deadline

A brief history of the Maoist leadership and how it was decimated in the runup to the home minister’s deadline on eradicating Left-wing extremism.

Odisha’s top Maoist Sukru surrenders weeks after hacking deputy to death over laying down arms

New Delhi: Less than a month after he killed his deputy and fellow comrade over a difference of opinion on the issue of surrendering...

Health cards, 4x financial aid: Telangana plans larger social security net for Maoist surrenders

Proposal will cover nearly 600 cadres, who have surrendered since 2024. At least 721 Maoist cadres, including 4 members of Central Committee, have surrendered in Telangana since 2024.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.