Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency in India

·         It began in 1967, and is still going on today.

·         The Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency is a conflict with arms in India.

·         It is a dispute between Maoist groups, known as Naxalites or Naxals, and the Indian government.

·         In the past year, the largest percentage of people that died due to violence was the civilians. 713 civilians, 285 security forces, and 171 Insurgents died in 2010.

·         In May of 2010 there was a bus bombing just outside of the city of Dantewada. The bus had hit a Maoist land mine. Fatalities ranged somewhere between 31 and 44.

·         Nearly the entire east cost is riddled with the warzone of this unhappy dispute, especially around the city of Hyderabad.

Satellite Image of India

·         This is called by many, The Red Corridor.

(Map of The Red Corridor)

Interrelated

Political	Economic	Social/Cultural
·         The Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency is a political issue because the Maoist is India’s eastern communist political party, and Naxalite is a term generically used for the southern communist party.	·         This is an economic issue because both parties are putting most of their funds into the fights. ·         Whether it is for guns and ammunition or rally parties, the economy is being rattled by the insurgency. ·         But somehow, the economy as a whole is staying somewhat stable.	·         The battle is a social issue because it is a dispute between two parties, that both want communism in the country. ·         The south and east communist parties fighting has brought a lot of hatred to the communities they represent and are destroying the culture of those communities. ·          It is a struggle for people of these different counties to be friendly with one another. ·         The Insurgency is affecting the Tribals of many villages.

(Social/Cultural issue Video)

Controversial

How did this issue start?

How should it be resolved?

·         The issue began in the 1960’s.  In West Bengal, where a section of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal initiated a violent uprising in 1967. ·         On May 18, 1967, the Siliguri Kishan Sabha, of which Jangal was the president, declared their readiness to adopt armed struggle to redistribute land to the landless. ·         On May 24, when a police team arrived to arrest the peasant leaders, they were ambushed by a group of tribal peoples led by Jangal Santhal, and a police inspector was killed in a hail of arrows. ·         This event encouraged many Santhal tribal’s and other poor people to join the movement and to start attacking local landlords.

·         Put down the weapons. Though it seems like an easy thing to say, it’ll be a lot harder to implicate in the real life situation. But this is a necessary step. ·         Make Muppala Lakshmana Rao (Current leader of the Maoist Party) sit and speak with K Vijaya Kumar (Current leader for the Naxalites). Though there is a lot of tension between the leaders of the opposing parties, a sit down is necessary. ·         Discuss the original land disputes. To fully understand why they are still fighting, they would have to understand why they are fighting. ·         Work, however long, to a solution. This is the hardest step, but if they make it this far, then they will have to make compromises. They could return the land to the landlords, and agree to stop the killing. Over the past 20 or so years, over 10000 people have lost their lives due to the insurgency

Complex

This mind map shows how bluntly the Nalalite-Maoist Insurgency can be seen. It causes death, and is a fight for power and control.

My Opinion

I believe that the Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency in India is a foolish fight. I think that communism is not the answer, and the fact that the two communist parties are fighting over power is a little funny. Thought my opinion is blunt, I believe it had to be said. I think that if the two parties combined, they would have a higher likelihood of ruling over India, though that will never happen. I think the casualties are useless, and did not need to occur, and that the current government should put an end to the war.