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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicNaxalism

Topic: Naxalism

Andhra is the intellectual home of Naxalism. How fire was lit in schools, farms & songs

Home Minister Amit Shah has declared India Naxal-free, but the ideological scaffolding in the Telugu states lives on in poems, songs, literature.

Maoists had plans to expand beyond Abujmarh. MP’s Hawk Force stood in their way

Formed in 2000, specialised unit crushed Maoists’ Maharashtra-MP-Chhattisgarh strategy, combining field ops with outreach to locals to contain rebels in Abujmarh bastion.

How Naxal film Adamya has caused a political buzz in West Bengal

Released on 13 February in limited theatres, the movie, directed by Ranjan Ghosh and presented by veteran director Aparna Sen, has become a regular favourite for the audience.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

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.

Operation Black Forest—how Modi-Shah’s push for a Naxalism-free India is gaining ground

India’s fight against Left Wing Extremism is seeing real progress on the ground and in hearts and minds.

The likes of Basavaraju can be eliminated—but not an ideology. It’s the next front

During my deputation with the CRPF in 2010, I witnessed firsthand India’s prolonged conflict with Left-Wing Extremists under Operation Green Hunt. The tide has definitively turned now.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.