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Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites (or Naxals), a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Inspired by Maoism, Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight Documents , which became the basis of Naxalism.
The Naxalites have conducted multiple attacks on the security forces, government workers and civilians, with casualties on both sides. [160] To enforce their control over the population, the Maoists have often convened kangaroo courts to mete out summary justice, death, beatings, or exile. [ 161 ]
Areas with Naxalite activity in 2018. The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is part of an ongoing conflict between Left-wing extremist groups and the Indian government. [1] The insurgency started after the 1967 Naxalbari uprising and the subsequent split of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leading to the creation of a Marxist–Leninist faction. [2]
Naxalites (2 C, 51 P) Pages in category "Naxalite–Maoist insurgency" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The influence zone of the Naxalites is called the red corridor, which has been steadily declining in terms of geographical coverage and number of violent incidents, and in 2021, according to the Press Information Bureau, it was confined to the 25 "most affected" locations, accounting for 85% of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence, and 70 "total ...
The Naxalites progressively achieved influence and control over local tribespeople through a combination of political mobilisation—around poor governance, land rights, livelihoods, and social inequity—and force. [9] The first movement against the Naxalites was the Jan Jagran Abhiyan, launched in 1991 by local tribal leader Mahendra Karma.
The 2021 Sukma-Bijapur attack was an ambush carried out by the Naxalite-Maoist militants from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian security forces on 3 April 2021 at Sukma-Bijapur border near Jonaguda village which falls under Jagargunda police station area in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the ensuing gunfight lead to the killing of 22 security personnel [3] as well as 20 ...
On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police were killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by Naxals.