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Naxalism or Left Wing extremism is a majorinternal security threat faced by India. Though Naxalism predatesindependence and was limited to small pockets of areas but now has spread tounderdeveloped areas from Bihar to Tamil Nadu.It is a well organized underground movement with an ideological base in ruralareas spread over in the interior of many states. The Naxal movement is acomplex socio- politico- economic phenomenon. Their violent methods against thegovernment officials, law and order agencies and business community are causes,needing immediate and serious attention.

This volume is a compilation of five papers presented at a workshop organized by CSA in August 2010.

 






Table of Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

1.       1. Introduction Tejal Chandan and Ancy Joseph

2.       2. The Maoist Conflict in Dandakaranya Sudha Ramachandran

3.       3. State Response to the Maoist Challenge : An Overview P.V. Ramana

4.       4. Rise of Naxalism, its Implications for National Security and the Way Forward - E.N. Rammohan

5.       5. The Tribal Wayof Life: Can Security over Justice be the Response? Sharanya Nayak and Malini Subramaniam

6.       6. The Naxal Insurgency:Challenges for the Para Military Forces K.S. Sood

Contributors