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Bastar Dussehra: How the 75-day long festival is being celebrated in the region after the eradication of red terror

Aditi -
Bastar Dussehra 2026 witnessed the participation of deities from around 50 villages in formerly Naxal-affected areas. This is an unprededented development.
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Former Intelligence Bureau officer narrates how demonetisation hit the finances of Maoists in Maharashtra: Read details 

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P.G. Balakrishna Kamath said the impact of demonetisation was not limited to the loss or movement of cash. It also created an ideological problem within the Maoist ranks.
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From opposing Indian nuclear weapons to peddling ‘saffron terrorism’ narrative: How P Chidambaram’s confession of being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’ doesn’t surprise anyone

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Chidambaram’s admission comes as no surprise because back in 2010, when he was the Union Home Minister, he offered to hold talks with armed Naxals without requiring them to lay down arms.
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As P Chidambaram concedes to being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’, a 2010 video shows him pleading with Naxalites to hold talks with the govt without...

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Chidambaram's demeanour was indicative of the then Congress government's lack of will and commitment to confront Naxal terrorism.
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The year India buried the red: From Naxalism in hinterland to Communist Party in Kerala, read how 2026 marked the end of India’s Left

Jinit Jain -
2026 marks the end of India’s Red era, with the Left losing its last state in Kerala and Maoist insurgency collapsing under sustained state action.
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India at the end of Naxalism: How a violent movement was born, sustained and finally crushed — tracing the shift from political ambiguity to...

Shraddha Pandey -
As India becomes free from the menace of Maoist-Leftist terrorism, here is a look back at the birth, life and death of Naxalism in India.
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Inside India’s final push against Naxalism: How roads and security ops are bringing Chhattisgarh’s Maoist strongholds into the mainstream

Shriti Sagar -
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made a strong statement on 18th March, claiming that Naxalism in the state is effectively over.
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Only 7 districts in the country remain Naxal-affected after Bihar declared “Naxal Free” following the surrender of Suresh Koda

OpIndia Staff -
There are currently no armed Naxalite squads functioning in any of the 23 districts in Bihar that were previously affected by the threat.
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Koraput and Malkangiri districts in Odisha are finally free of Naxalism: Read how Operation Kagar and a strategic river bridge made this possible

OpIndia Staff -
Crucial infrastructural development and the resultant connectivity to remote Naxal-infested areas provided a much-needed operational ease to the Centre's anti-Naxal strategy. The 910-metre bridge built over the river Gurupriya in 2018 in the Malkangiri district, once considered a Naxal breeding ground, was a part of this crucial infrastructural enhancement.
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After the Naxalism deadline, HM Amit Shah shifts focus to end India’s drug menace

Divya Bharti -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah vows to eradicate the drug menace after ending Naxalism by March 2026. He directed officials to craft a roadmap targeting trafficking, synthetic labs, and narco-terror links, building on seizures of 5.43 lakh kg drugs worth Rs 22,000 crore since 2014.
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