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Topic: Maoists

Educated, tech savvy & in running to lead Maoists. Why Mallojula Venugopal Rao surrender matters

Belonging to Telangana's Karimnagar district, he is one of most educated & technologically competent among contenders for top post. Maoist leader faces 26 cases in three states.

Distraction, desperation or a divide? Security officials sceptical over Maoists’ ‘ceasefire declaration’

A purported statement by CPI (Maoist) with offers of peace talks, dated 15 August, has surfaced now, sparking doubts over its authenticity & the intent.

13 yrs after he escaped custody, Maoist central committee member Sahadev Soren killed in encounter

Soren, wanted for his role in 2005 killing of IPS officer posted in Bihar's Munger and escape from police custody in 2012, was killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh Monday morning.

Why Trump push for higher tariffs on India, China puts G7 in a bind & Delhi’s ‘hidden war’ on Naxals

BBC also reports on Nepali migrants working in India returning home amid chaos and confusion in the wake of Gen Z protests in their country. 

Security forces eliminate Bala Krishna, 6th Maoist central committee member killed this year

Also known by his aliases Bhaskar and Manoj, Bala Krishna was among 10 Maoist cadres killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district Thursday.

1 CRPF jawan, 2 Maoists killed in shootout in Jharkhand’s Bokaro

Gunfight broke out between security forces & Maoists in the Birhordera forest, near Gomia police station in the early hours of Wednesday.

7 maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur during first fortnight of June

After a series of fierce encounters in the national park area where security forces were conducting several intensive anti-Maoist operations, 2 high-ranking maoist leaders were killed.

A ‘ruthless approach’ is fine for terrorists. For Maoists, it must be tempered with empathy

It is fine to talk of a ruthless approach when you are dealing with terrorists. However, when you are dealing with your own people, strictness must be tempered with empathy.

Born out of ‘desperation’, DRG is first line against Maoists in Bastar. Tech is giving them an edge

Narayanpur/Jagdalpur/Dantewada: Nearly half a dozen security personnel in camouflage uniform are locked on mobile phones in a well-lit room, minutes after the sun sets in...

Gallantry award-winning Additional SP rank officer killed in IED blast triggered by Maoists in Bastar

Blast occurred while Akash Rao Girepunje & other officers were on foot patrol, investigating an incident of vehicle burning by Naxalites. This is the 2nd IED blast death in under a month.

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Bangladesh’s economic crisis is a cautionary tale. For India too

For India, this is not an opportunity for schadenfreude but rather a reflection of shared responsibility. It's what happens when the governance framework underpinning economic growth is weakened.

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.