Using tribals in Salwa judum unconstitutional:SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre from appointing tribals as Special Police Officers and arming them for its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency...
View ArticleSalwa Judum: In restless forests cops set tribals against tribals
The Judum movement was never a bright idea. It had to go. In the six years since it was launched it caused more damage to the innocent tribals than the Maoists.
View ArticleHigh road fatalities alarm CRPF chief, issues advisory
The CRPF head has also asked senior officials and field commanders to make aware their formations about the need to strictly adhere to traffic rules.
View ArticleChhattisgarh attack: Why the Indian state was caught napping
For years, India’s élite has been complicit in Maoist savagery because of misplaced guilt and misguided apathy. The war against the Maoists will begin to be won when Indians decide that the democracy...
View ArticleShould the military be allowed into Maoist zones in Central India?
Should the Army be called into the Maoist zones or will it signal a complete degradation of any faith in our democratic political process?
View ArticleIn Kashmir’s Sopore, 2014 has come with spurt in militant activity
There is a unique strategy now adopted by militants -- they first inform security forces of their presence. When forces arrive, militants fire from multiple directions, say intelligence officials.
View ArticleOne mosque, one church, two schools: Indian Army plans new counter-terrorism...
After years of training in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, army cadets are set to receive a new training facility at the Officer Training Academy in Gaya The post One mosque, one church, two...
View ArticleYes, no, maybe: Was the Indian Army’s 9 June counter-insurgency operation...
Confusion surrounds whether or not the 9 June counter-insurgency operation by Indian troops occurred along the India-Myanmar border or within Burmese territory? The post Yes, no, maybe: Was the Indian...
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