Public sentiment regarding Maoism in India is highly polarized, revealing significant criticisms of government strategies and a deep-rooted concern for the social issues that fuel the Naxalite conflict. While some voices support strong measures against Maoism, emphasizing developmental initiatives as key to resolution, many others highlight the need for addressing systemic inequalities, historical injustices, and tribal rights. This reflective division showcases a call for genuine dialogue and understanding rather than reliance on force.

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The goal of this exercise is to drive off the adivasis from their lands and give it to the corporates.

rishianand

Surrender happens every now and then, been hearing since last 5years or so, cpi maoist are still raging nevertheless

malluleftcom

The following is My opinion only:

Their surrender is ultimately good for the revolutionary movement as-

Naxalism no longer applies because it missed the Train post independence and failed to build a base, nor can it build one now under explicit State Repression, it will be/ has been for all intents and purposes crushed. It has set other Revolutionaries back in their cause for Mass struggle by its mere continuation into the 21st Century.

India was correctly identified as Semi-feudal Comprador Bourgeoise State in the 60's by the naxalites but that label no longer fits the bill entirely (especially after liberalisation) as Capitalism does its magic and simplifies class antagonism. 

The Comprador bourgoise is still prevalent but a Indian National Bourgeoise is rising organically, and it wont be long in the grand scale of things before it separates and dominates, The Semi-feudal applies less and less economically as The basis for it: Agriculture and Land become Subordinate to the whims of Capital and to a degree socially in Urban centres as people move away from caste discrimination (Social and systemic discrimination are highly inter-related but separate things) and the lower Castes see almost immediate improvement in their conditions due to Capitalism, and hence their support for working within the Indian Constitutional framework increases.

The Interior villages are becoming interconnected with the wider world and so capitalism is slowly breaking down the feudal structure, thereby reducing the base of support for the Naxalites.

This builds the basis for India as the Industrialized, Unequal society fermented by capitalism as described in the Communist Manifesto.

No_Restaurant_8441

iirc the surrender hasn't happened yet, they said they were going to do one if the government would hold peace talks

halicadsco

IndPolCom

Wow I had no idea the Maoist conflict was still this widespread in India, that’s honestly shocking

Live_Tip1148

Potential-Mobile-567

When People's Republic of China has ditched (mostly) Maoism, how come it spreads abroad? I am quite curious about how non Chinese got affected by his ideology. Mao Zedong's works in Chinese are already very complicated to understand and digest, not to mention the translated ones.

Reasonable-Gas-9771

This is like 2015.. atleast 10yrs old situation (I live near red-corridor).

"Severely affected" then &amp; now are like night &amp; day.

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The [Militarized Communist Party of Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarized_Communist_Party_of_Peru), a Shining Path remnant, similarly controls parts of the Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro.

GustavoistSoldier

Same here in the Philippines. 

We have the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army which was founded by Prof. Jose Maria Sison (longest communist insurgency).

champoradoeater

CobblerHot7135

Didn't know India had its own version of hide and seek.

fizerame

Boris740

There was also a sort of unease in Naxal which current govt used in there favour. As Naxals claimed to fight against the government and the class system, but in reality, they ended up building their own class hierarchy. At the bottom, poor tribal people were forced to dedicate their lives to communism, stripped of basic rights, even denied the chance to have families with men being castrated to ensure “sacrifice.” Meanwhile at the top, leaders lived in comfort, raised families, sent their children to elite institutions and enjoyed the "Very Capitalist lifestyle" they claimed to despise.

Familiar-Goat1132

My district had naxals too, most of the areas are safe now. Earlier they used to put nails on the road in their area and kidnap anyone passing by.

4th_May2025

wtf i am from west champaran marked in the map(northest one in the map) and i know it quite well that this is bull shit it had some problems but communism was never a major like not even minor tbh i never heard any thing about such spread of maoist or such

it had problems like dacoits it was called "mini chambal" because of that.

Ambitious-Bonus-5708

I don't think this is very accurate, I'm from that area.

Newton_7777

At its peak Naxals controlled 40% of India and ran a parallel govt, and they were being supported from outside of India as well as Inside India by liberal elites who are not called urban naxals, this govt has done a great job of eradicating these extremists and by killing or making them join the common people by surrendering (pardonning them) the home minister has set a goal of eliminating Naxlism by 2026

they are doing good, hopefully if not by 2026 few years later is also fine

Benimaru101

This is the latest map..if u think this is bad..look at the 2007 map. It was scary. Now is down

AlgebraNation

Available-Variety315

And here we have the west where some people are screaming that they're suffering from left wing extremism 🥲🤦🏼‍♂️.

Just come to India you will know what left extremism is. Not a bunch of imbeciles shouting on roads and universities to allow medical interventions or support middle east terrorist groups

Supreme-Leader-Kim_

Compared to 2014, looks like the rash is healing fast now.

i_am_that_too

How do you make such maps? Or have you taken it from some place?

Independent-Elk-9773

If you want to learn more about the uprising and the underlying causes, I really reconmend this video: https://youtu.be/4OD4xB5min4?si=2h6CR-dzf1ND-F7u

Particular-Bike-28

source ? when is the data from ? how was the data collected ? you should put this in the post body OP u/[neonfrostbite](https://www.reddit.com/user/neonfrostbite/)

WolfGuptaofficial

communism really is a problem anywhere around the globe

Derfflingerr

\&gt;then I would suggest documentaries from vice, jist, Al Jazeera

  
terrible sources, especially the last one.

Duke_Frederick

None of the media outlets your mentioned are credible.

Especially Qatari propaganda outlet Al Jazeera

Problematic_Loner

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Few-Audience9921

Arey how many times will they put the same shit up! Stop it man!

Natarajavenkataraman

Somehow West Bengal police did a good job regarding this aspect....West Bengal is the only state in eastern India to have no naxals affected area🫡

Cardiolink

Entire kerala should have been colored red /s

Commercial-Height935

Armed Naxal movement may be declining 

But Urban Naxal is thriving. 

Highly prevalent in our Colleges, Universities and even our Social Media. .brainwashing youngsters with the Naxal Virus.

Existing_Program_256

On a somber note. What is the true extent of Naxalism in the present day? It's a dead movement. I would like to be corrected if my assumption is incorrect.

toweringalpha

If they can get common people to death for them. can't ​they get their votes in a legal way?

AshrafAkinToDeath

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simple_being_______

Its started in west bengal and now its not in west bengal amazing

Ok_Prior_4251

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Grand-Chemical1419

As long as companies and the government cut down jungles for money, people will revolt. First peacefully then violently

donald_trump67

Naxalism should be dead , it is just asleep now i am from andhra

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I agree. Maoist revolution was started as a genuine revolution. And that time as well Sher Bahadur government killed first. Sadly since they were poor and from remote area it was easy for people of Kathmandu to label them as terrorist. 
Also very sadly the so called communist leaders of that movement got greedy after they got into power and those poor people are still suffering. And as a bonus people of hune khane Kathmandu are also suffering. 
One struggle. Class struggle. ✊🏽

Chitty001

https://preview.redd.it/vsml3bqzy1of1.png?width=1080&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=2cc4cf92f15c11aabb967d81ad400fab4e985fa9

Odd-Individual-7758

Yeah but many won't like this. They think that was bad cause it was by mostly poor people and rich people were harmed. If social media wasn't going to be banned most of the influencers would be against it balen too. Remember how he is against protests and used to give fine. Cause some hune khane also used social media they are upset at the ban so some support it. That's why they are making it mainly about social media ban. They are bad too.

Active_Key_4294

And the death count also, now it is clear the the moist alone hadn't caused 13k casualties.

Far-Metal-376

There need to be more focus on improving infrastructure, Healthcare and schooling facilities etc in villages. Villages are some of the most ignored parts in India. We need to actively prevent villagers from taking up arms by improving their lives. Until then, the Naxalite movement will always remain, albeit in a much less effective form.

I'll say something nobody wants to hear.  Before personal attacks or saying I'm brainwashed please know that I'm as patriotic and RW as one can be.  Maoists and Naxalites are not there simply because China funds them.  China exploits an existing faultline. The faultline being tribals / indigenous people beyond stripped of their resources by state backed corporations. Their lands, sacred spots all destroyed, resistors met with force. Now China or some missionary will tell them picking up arms against the state is the only way forward.  What will the poor tribal do?

Defiant_Proposal_214

The recent killing of Nambala Kesahava Rao (70) alias Basavaraju alias Ganganna in the Abujhmadh area of Chhattisgarh, has hit the banned CPI(Maoist) very hard. Getting Basavaraju, the general secretary of the party, at his headquarters, especially when he was guarded by his special protection force, which is referred to as Company no. 7, comes as a huge surprise for the left wing extremists.

They are already on the backfoot with the ongoing operations by the security forces at Karregutta in Chhattisgarh, as part of operation Kagar and Black Forest and now the elimination of their top most leader, is the biggest blow that the security forces could give to the LWE, ever since they had launched their offensive.

But would the killing of Basavaraju, be termed as the ‘Endgame’ for the Maoist? Going by their brief six-decade existence, it may not be so.

In early 1990s, after the unified Andhra Pradesh government had launched the counter offensive with the formation of the elite anti-Naxal force the Greyhounds, the Maoists then referred to as CPI (ML) PWG (People’s War Group), were reduced to just one single dalam. But they regrouped and bounced back to own up the formation of a ‘liberated zone’ in Chhattisgarh.

But as per security analysts, things in the 1990s were different and now the entire scenario has reversed.

It was the Greyhounds that had pushed the Maoists from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh and Odisha and then the police force in these states were not equipped to handle the level of guerilla warfare unleashed by the Maoists.

Now, not only Telangana and Andhra have the well trained Greyhounds, who are touted to be one of best in jungle guerilla warfare, all LWE-affected states such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, have trained special forces to beat the extremists at their own game.

Maharashtra has C-60, Odisha has SOG (Special Operations Group), and Chhattisgarh has the CRPF CoBRA and the DRG (District Reserve Guards).

At least 26 Naxalites killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Now all the forces are not only in possession of superior firepower, they are well trained, we have strengthened our intelligence network, we have high-end technological support and most importantly we work as a team, which includes intelligence sharing, across the States, said a senior police officer from Andhra Pradesh.

In fact, it was Andhra Pradesh Police that had shared vital information about Basavaraju’s location to the Chhattisgarh police, before the operation.

# Reaching the elusive

Basavaraju, has been elusive for the last five decades. He was never arrested since he had joined the active movement. Reaching him was not an easy task, as he was protected by at least a three layer protection ring.

Sources say that apart from intelligence inputs from various sources and AP Police in particular, the members of DRG unit who undertook the operation had played a key role.

Many in the DRG personnel were former surrendered Maoists from that region and they were well aware of the terrain and his hideouts. Moreover, a few months ago, a couple of Maoists from Basavaraju’s close circles, including from Company 7 had surrendered. There is an indication that they could have led the forces, said a senior officer engaged in anti-Maoist operations.

As per sources in the DRG, the operation was meticulously planned over three months with the Narayanpur police and it was on for the last couple of weeks, before zeroing down on him.

On the night of the encounter, both Basavaraju and the DRG personnel unknowingly camped within a radius of 1 to 1.5 km. At dawn, a chance firing took place between Basavaraju’s sentry and a DRG Jawan, which led to the fierce gun battle that lasted for about 30 to 40 minutes and over 300 rounds were fired by both the sides.

The identity of Basavaraju was confirmed by a DRG Jawan, who was a former Maoist and had worked with him.

# Where did Maoists go wrong?

Security analysts, who have been closely monitoring the Maoists for decades, opine that the present outfit of the LWE had made a few key mistakes, which is costing them heavily now.

The Maoists basically have two verticals – the political wing and the military wing. Since the formation of CPI (Maoist) in 2004, the focus has been on developing the military wing and the political wing was grossly neglected. This apparently distanced them from the people and a large part of the intelligentsia, who had once supported them ideologically.

Mindless killing of innocent tribals branding them as informers did not go well with the sympathising community, rather they had openly objected to it.

There have been ideological clashes between the Central Committee members who wanted both the wings to develop, as it was hampering the recruitment of intellectual and learned young men.

The external support base of the banned party has shrunk so much that even after the killing of their top most leader, the protest has been almost negligible. In a similar scenario, when three top leaders were eliminated by the AP Police on December 2, 1999, in Koyyur forest area of Karimnagar district in now Telangana, the State almost burnt for a few days, with protests erupting across the State.

Documents seized from the earlier encounter sites, clearly indicated that the main reason for the expulsion of Kondapalli Seetharamiah, the founder of PWG, was the ideological clash. He wanted more focus on the political side rather than the military offensive. But the then young guns like Basavaraju and Ganapathi (the predecessor of Basavaraju) wanted to develop militarily.

We had deviated from our core focus area and we are paying the price now, said a former Maoist. Ever since the focus has shifted to military tactics, most of our over ground organisations such as RSU (Radical Students Union) or RCS (Rythu Coolie Sangam), which had played the role of propagating our ideology and as well was our recruitment front, have taken a backseat, he added.

# Who after Basavaraju?

Now with Basavaraju gone, the main propagator of military tactics and the Central Committee and Politburo dwindled to a single digit from about 30 members, till a few years ago.

Basavaraju’s demise will create a huge void in the military wing, and the remaining CC members are beyond 60 years of age. Two names are making the rounds: Mallojula Venugopal alias Vivek alias Sonu and Malla Raji Reddy alias Sattenna alias Sangram.

Both are said to be moderate in their approach and not expert military strategists like Basavaraju. On the other hand Madvi Hidma the youngest in the CC, is said to be too young, brash and a protege of Basavaraju, who believes in the ideology of military dominance.

The question that looms large, will they be able to re-mobilise the political side, keeping the military flock with them, or as experts suggest that the endgame is on.

Peacetime-Liberal

There is no end for communism in this world, be it a military wing or a political wing. There is a saying.. "As long as an individual exists who understands that he is being exploited, communism will prevail." That's the nature of it. 

As long as china and pakistan exist maoists in india won't be defeated. The only sure shot way to defeat the maoists is to develop, uplift the poor tribals. Overall india must develop otherwise maoist problem will remain.

As long as the conditions for revolution exist, i.e., the mass displacement and murder of the tribal population in favour of corporate land grabs and exploitation, Maoism will also exist. It can be severely weakened, but not eradicated.

theblyndside

I don't know if this is the endgame. History is a vicious cycle and communist ideas will again peak with current levels of crony capitalism

Maxx2017

End Game for Maoists was written the moment Amit Shah became home minister

vinashayanadushitha

tinga-tinga

The Government has already started driving out adivasis and selling forests to the corporates, which was their original goal.

[Centre grants nod to fell over 1 lakh trees in LWE-affected Gadchiroli for iron ore processing plant | The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/forest-clearance-nod-for-iron-ore-plant-in-maoist-hit-gadchiroli-10022967/)

[‘Paramilitary forces dance after killing Adivasis’: Soni Sori - Frontline](https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/interview-with-tribal-rights-activist-soni-sori-corporate-greed/article69332872.ece)

[After Maoist deaths, BJP Karnataka shares 'cauliflower' meme, a reference to the 1989 Bhagalpur riots - Alt News](https://www.altnews.in/after-maoist-deaths-bjp-karnataka-shares-cauliflower-meme-a-reference-to-the-1989-bhagalpur-riots/)

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Who are labelled as maoists? People are labelled maoist, urban naxal, anti national etc without any meaning but are declared state enemies. If there are criminals, they should be punished within the legal system.

Affectionate_Rich750

endgame for adivasis and resumption of oppression against the few surviving for sure

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ruled out negotiations with Maoists, emphasizing the government's commitment to eradicating Naxalism.

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