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What would be the parameters of a comprehensive and viable strategy to deal with the persisting and geographically spreading Naxalite violence?
Should there be a common political approach at the national level or should it be left to the political leadership of the affected states?
What are the characteristics of a successful political, economic and social approach?
How does one deal with the external aspect of this problem?
For collective introspection over these questions, and to try to find some solutions, the Observer Research Foundation organized, in January 2005, a two-day workshop under the auspices of its Chennai chapter. This workshop was coordinated by Dr P. V. Ramana, an acknowledged expert on the issue of Naxalite violence.
Dr Ramana has presented the proceedings of this workshop in this book with an earnest hope that it would contribute to a better understanding of the problem in the general public, and also help the political leadership in their continuing search for a solution.
The papers in this book examine the social and economic causes of the Naxalite movement, the political bases of the Naxalites, their external links, and the viability of a political approach to resolve the Naxalite problem. There is also an insightful discussion on the ongoing Maoist people’s war in Nepal. For the uninitiated, this book is educative; for policy- makers, it offers useful suggestions; to journalists and academia, it introduces several new facets of this issue. ISBN---- 9788131704066
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