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The red corridor, also called the red zone or according to the Naxalite–Maoist parlance the Compact Revolutionary Zone, [1] is the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India where the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency has the strongest presence.
Data on Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency fatalities in India, Institute for Conflict Management (South Asia), SATP. The political economy of the Maoist conflict in India : an empirical analysis , Joseph Gomes (2012), University of Madrid, Spain.
Data Source for the Map: India Maoist Conflict Map Institute for Conflict Management, SATP This is a derivative work on File:India Naxal affected districts map.svg (2007), available on wikimedia commons. The data and coloring has been updated in the above map to reflect 2013 information, as accessed in June 2014.
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
This is a derivative work of File:India map Naxal Left-wing violence or activity affected districts 2013.SVG, available on wikimedia commons. The data and coloring has been updated in the above map to reflect 2018 information, as accessed in October 2021. Severely affected = 50+ casualties/year Moderately affected = 11-50 casualties/year
The clash was successful for the Indian forces, who neutralised Milind Teltumbde, the ‘backbone’ of the Naxalite insurgency, at little cost. [2] As a result of this operation, along with many others, the Maoist insurgents have been losing influence, with Maoist violence subsiding by 77% from 2009 to 2011. [6]
Naxalite organisations and groups were declared as terrorist organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India (1967). [24] [25] The late 1970s saw the spread of Naxalism to other states of India. [26] By 1980, it was estimated that around 30 Naxalite groups were active, with a combined membership of 30,000 members. [27]
The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict [49] between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals, and the Indian government.It started with an armed uprising initiated in 1967 by a radical faction of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal, and Jangal Santhal.