With Besra now in custody, both the central committee & politburo of CPI (Maoist) are defunct. In other words, it marks the end of the Maoist movement in the country.
Once too dangerous to access, Potali in Dantewada is now celebrating a reopened health centre and a NEET success. CM Vishnu Deo Sai says he wants to open ‘avenues for young people to progress.’
As protests over the NEET paper leak wind down, ThePrint looks at India’s history of mass movements. What has brought Indians to the streets in the past—and what have their movements accomplished?
In West Bengal, Left is in a dead heat with Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency.
Three factors—political buy-in, collector’s office as a listening post, and non-interference in anti-insurgency operations—ensured the Dantewada operation worked.
I received a written message that Kanu Sanyal, the Naxal who wanted to present a ‘deputation’ to me. One was expecting a fiery encounter with an angry old man’ accompanied by fierce supporters.
In 2005, under the UPA’s watch, Chhattisgarh launched Salwa Judum. The state gave assault rifles to Adivasi boys and pushed them into battle against their own brethren.
It was largely an electoral setback that pushed the Centre to initiate job schemes in 2024. But the concerns became less urgent after the BJP’s electoral gains in the following years.
India's merchandise e-commerce market is expected to reach $300-350 billion by 2030, growing at an annual rate of 20-25%. However, profitability remains elusive.
Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.
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