Countering India’s Maoist insurgency : the need for strategy not operations

• Main Author: Akanksha Mehta
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92473; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6655
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent attacks highlighted the increasing strength and militarisation of the Maoist insurgency in India. The government, which seems to be faltering, needs to develop a well-coordinated, multipronged strategy addressing issues of security, development, and governance in Maoist-affected area...