In episode 717 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta talks about how Maoist\naxal groups gained power since independence and the recent ambush of security personnel in Chhattisgarh.
Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a visit to Chhattisgarh, made the comment after paying tributes to the 22 security personnel who were killed by Naxals in the state Saturday.
In 2012, I wrote about the first surrendered Naxal to undergo reverse vasectomy and 'reclaim the right to fatherhood'. Last month, I learnt he still couldn’t bear a child.
Villagers claim two new BSF camps in Kanker district were built on land that had two 'Devasthals' or holy places. Police dispute claim & say Maoists are behind the protest.
Some members of Maoists’ Central Committee are guarded round-the-clock by Central Regional Command. CRPF will target them in Sukma & Bijapur districts.
The course manual is currently being readied. Classes on the course will begin at Dantewada district jail where around 600 Maoists are lodged at present.
Tribal leaders allege there was police brutality ahead of a rally, organised to demand the release of those in jail, on 13 September. They are now threatening to step up their agitation.
According to police, residents of Chikpal, Parcheli and Nahadi villages have accused Maoists of rounding them up and then assaulting them. FIRs have been lodged in all 3 cases.
Police officers say this is a sign Maoists are losing their hold, and security forces and the govt’s programmes are making an impact on Bastar’s villagers.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
A good study by SG. Reasonably researched statistics and history which may not tell the whole story.
The major problem in such circumstances is that the Maoist killer also operates the local Kirana shop, which means that he is an Indian like me. So, in spite of “promises” made, the Government is handicapped by the level of force that can be used against even the heartless and brutally violent Maoists. Media reports making them out be heroes of sorts also does not help.
I have had close encounters in the 1960s with Naxals, who operated from the now famous, Wynad forests in North Malabar, my former home district. Luckily the constant efforts and social interactions of the locals and the “Dubai” syndrome that followed worked in a way to nip the movement in the bud there. The details is a long story by itself.
Let me tell you , that these Maoists now operate for personal gratification running a sort of Government within a sovereign state. It is unfortunate that that is a section of the media and society who are “Maoist” sympathisers, who themselves “sympathise” to meet their own ends and definitely not with the welfare of these misguided “Maoists”. Else, can you give me one valid reason why they can’t come out for assimilation into the society as promised by many Governments?
I know many “Naxals” of the 1960s in Kerala, including their firebrand woman leader Ajitha, who were absorbed into the society and have gone on to lead a normal life.
Tailpiece: Please don’t make heroes out of them. The question to really ask is, ” Is there more here than we what we know?”.
A good study by SG. Reasonably researched statistics and history which may not tell the whole story.
The major problem in such circumstances is that the Maoist killer also operates the local Kirana shop, which means that he is an Indian like me. So, in spite of “promises” made, the Government is handicapped by the level of force that can be used against even the heartless and brutally violent Maoists. Media reports making them out be heroes of sorts also does not help.
I have had close encounters in the 1960s with Naxals, who operated from the now famous, Wynad forests in North Malabar, my former home district. Luckily the constant efforts and social interactions of the locals and the “Dubai” syndrome that followed worked in a way to nip the movement in the bud there. The details is a long story by itself.
Let me tell you , that these Maoists now operate for personal gratification running a sort of Government within a sovereign state. It is unfortunate that that is a section of the media and society who are “Maoist” sympathisers, who themselves “sympathise” to meet their own ends and definitely not with the welfare of these misguided “Maoists”. Else, can you give me one valid reason why they can’t come out for assimilation into the society as promised by many Governments?
I know many “Naxals” of the 1960s in Kerala, including their firebrand woman leader Ajitha, who were absorbed into the society and have gone on to lead a normal life.
Tailpiece: Please don’t make heroes out of them. The question to really ask is, ” Is there more here than we what we know?”.