A brief look at the recent activities of Maoists in Nepal and India.
Under pressure from the Maoists, the government has finally declared that Nepal will become a republic. For several months the political process towards elections has been stalled in Nepal. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (who entered Parliament following the end of their [...]
Archive for December 31st, 2007
Maoism in South Asia – Republican Nepal & Indian Naxalites
December 31, 2007New Strategy Needed to Combat Naxalism
December 31, 2007Inder Malhotra
AT the recent day-long conference of state chief ministers devoted entirely to the Naxalite menace, there was no mistaking Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s deep and sincere agony over the persistence of this admittedly “biggest single” internal security threat to India. But at the end of the day the country was no wiser about [...]
