Tag: Maoism

The NIA has intensified its crackdown on alleged attempts to revive Maoist networks across northern India, conducting searches at the residence of the General Secretary of the Revolutionary Students' Front (RSF) as part of an ongoing investigation into a larger Maoist revival conspiracy.

After decades of insurgency, Andhra Pradesh has declared itself free of Maoist influence. Backed by sustained security operations, rising surrenders, and collapsing violence metrics, the state’s counter-insurgency model now stands as a benchmark - though challenges of consolidation remain.

India’s fight against Maoism is no longer just about security operations. As insurgency weakens, rehabilitation of surrendered cadres is emerging as a decisive tool - offering a path back to society while weakening the very foundations of armed rebellion.

In Maoist-affected regions, roads and connectivity are not merely development projects but instruments of state formation. By reducing isolation and expanding access, they are steadily dismantling the structural advantages that once sustained insurgency.

At its peak, Left Wing Extremism affected over 90 districts across central and eastern India. Today, its presence is largely confined to fewer than a dozen districts.

On January 22, 2026, at least 15 CPI-Maoist cadres, including senior leader Patiram Manjhi aka Patiram Marandi aka Anal Da aka Tufan aka Ramesh, a Central Committee Member (CCM) who served as the ‘Secretary’ of the Bihar–Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) and carried a bounty of INR 10 million, were killed