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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicNaxalite

Topic: Naxalite

Naxals are Indian citizens. Ruthless force is not the way to solve the problem

I am convinced that a more nuanced approach would have brought a good percentage of the Naxal fighters overground. Who are we killing? They are our own sons and daughters.

Tunnel discovered in Dantewada highlights new tactics by Naxals to evade security forces

Security forces were notified about the presence of the tunnel during a search operation following ambush attack by Naxalites in Sukma.

Why Saturday’s ambush shows that Naxals still call the shots at Sukma-Bijapur border region

Around 800 to 1,000 Maoists are still active at the Sukma-Bijapur border areas. The encounter Saturday occurred at Jonaguda village, which lies in this border region. 

Maharashtra looks at bending tender norms to fast-track infra projects in Gadchiroli

After 3 major incidents of Naxal attacks, Maharashtra has formed a district-level panel to take a call on bending tender norms where necessary.

With Chhattisgarh officer’s transfer to Kashmir, Modi govt signals return to muscular policy

BVR Subrahmanyam, as additional chief home secy of Chhattisgarh, oversaw state police’s ‘toughest war against’ Maoist insurgency.

The vague ‘urban Naxal’ was invented to avoid difficult questions on Modi’s vikaas

Anyone whose work revolves around analysing, questioning and maintaining accountability of the government is now an ‘urban Naxal’ and an ‘enemy’.

To keep students in, security forces to be moved out of schools in Naxal areas

Modi govt to ensure that children in 173 Maoist affected districts can continue their education without any hindrance.

In charts: Chhattisgarh is the most dangerous state for security forces fighting Naxalism

Almost four times as many security personnel die fighting Naxals in Chhattisgarh than the rest of India. 

Hurt in battle, but raring to go: A CoBRA commando recalls February Sukma ambush

'I kept walking. I could not stop as it would mean the company also stopping for me.'

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.