The CPI-Maoist And The Inevitability Of Its Violent End – Analysis
Since the formation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in 2004, the two decade-long war on left-wing extremism (LWE)
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Author: Dr. Bibhu Prasad Routray
Dr. Bibhu Prasad Routray served as a Deputy Director in the National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India and Director of the Institute for Conflict Management (ICM)’s Database & Documentation Centre, Guwahati, Assam. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the South Asia programme of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore between 2010 and 2012. Routray specialises in decision-making, governance, counter-terrorism, force modernisation, intelligence reforms, foreign policy and dissent articulation issues in South and South East Asia. His writings, based on his projects and extensive field based research in Indian conflict theatres of the Northeastern states and the left-wing extremism affected areas, have appeared in a wide range of academic as well policy journals, websites and magazines.
Articles by Dr. Bibhu Prasad Routray :
Online Maoist Propaganda: How India Should Respond – Analysis
Extremist organisations have long tended to use the Internet to emphasise their strengths and gloss over their weaknesses. It is
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Why Is The CPI-Maoist Most Violent In Jharkhand? – Analysis
Current assessments indicate that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is a poor caricature of its former self and mostly
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Left-Wing Extremism In India: Lessons From Gadchiroli – Analysis
Counter-insurgency literature puts the limit on the effective functionality of an insurgent group to about a decade. Globally, the optimum possibility
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Afghanistan: Future Of Global Terrorism – Analysis
One of the clauses of the February 2020 agreement between the Taliban and the United States (U.S.) made it obligatory on the
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Chhattisgarh Massacre: Responding To Battlefield Setbacks – Analysis
Within a span of less than two weeks, 28 security force (SF) personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh by left-wing extremists
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India’s Internal Security: A Fog Of Triumph? – Analysis
Official data on each of India’s internal conflict theatres for the past successive years have continued to portray progress towards
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COVID-19 And Its ‘Low’ Impact On The LWE Movement – Analysis
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks widespread socio-economic disruption across India, what could be its impact on the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE-affected)
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Maoist Attack In Chhattisgarh: The Devil Is In The Details – Analysis
In the evening of 22 March, 17 security personnel were killed in an attack carried out by the Communist Party
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Surging Jihadist Wave In Western Africa: Conflict Spillover – Analysis
The Sahel region in Western Africa is witnessing a massive surge in terrorist attacks. Three countries- Mali, Niger and Burkina
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