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1-randomonium Apr 1, 2026 +58

This is one of the Modi government's understated achievements. International media fixate on the Kashmir unrest but have largely overlooked dozens of smaller violent separatist movements in several other Indian states that have been ongoing since the 1960s. The Maoist or Naxalite movement has its roots in unrest among rural tribal communities during the Cold War who felt that they were being exploited by the Indian government or large corporations, particularly for mining. They were organised by left-wing students and ideologues who declared *"China's Chairman is our Chairman!"*(that's where the name Maoist comes from) and launched an armed rebellion against the Indian government. Much is written by sympathetic Indian journalists, academics and activists about the underlying grievances and egalatharian ideology that is supposedly driving these groups but little about their actual goals which are insane and unworkable - Carving independent Communist dictatorships out of India's tribal areas. The less said the method about their methods which essentially involve taking control over rural territories, declaring themselves the government, collecting taxes(actually protection money) from tribals without giving any jobs, infrastructure or any other governance in return, and torturing or killing anyone they suspect of colluding with the Indian government or police.

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PixelsOfTheEast Apr 1, 2026 +26

Kids these days wouldn't know how unbelievable it would have felt to us in 90s/ early 20s if someone told us naxals would be eliminated and terrorist attacks drastically reduce in our lifetime.

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doupydoupy Apr 1, 2026 -35

So violently repressing your own people for thinking a different way is an achievment to you?

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Dedicated_idiot Apr 1, 2026 +28

Lol. Have you lived in one of those regions? Why do people feel the need to speak confidently on issues they know nothing about? People would regularly get kidnapped around the districts they hold power in, to get extortion money from their families. Just because they call themselves “communists” doesn’t mean they are communist.

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OkTemporary335 Apr 1, 2026 +14

son leave matters of dealing with "repressing people" to us. You know nothing about naxals

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vivekadithya12 Apr 1, 2026 +20

You know nothing about Naxalites. Sit this one out.

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Time-Weekend-8611 Apr 1, 2026 +7

These people literally massacred entire villages.

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bullshitallergyy Apr 1, 2026 +27

I had a maoist hand me a pamphlet back in 2019. Happened in rural kerala. Ironically the communist govt that ruled kerala sent forces to k*ll them haha. Good that it's rooted out.

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TeaSharp3154 Apr 1, 2026 +7

The communist government in Kerala is CPI(M) which is a Marxist-Leninist party. They are at ideological and political odds with the Maoists. Both groups have been at odds with each other since the Sino-Soviet split, various internal issues including relations with the Indian Congress Party, and border tensions and war between China and India in the 1960s. Pretty interesting read: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964\_split\_in\_the\_Communist\_Party\_of\_India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_split_in_the_Communist_Party_of_India) Being associated with Naxals also isn't really a good look for any Indian party that wants to win through elections.

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bullshitallergyy Apr 1, 2026 +5

Bro.. I'm from Kerala

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TeaSharp3154 Apr 1, 2026 +6

Fair enough I assumed you were a tourist that went just a bit too far off the trail.

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Flop_2004 Apr 1, 2026 +13

The worst enemy of a communist are other communists LOL

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UltraBakait Apr 1, 2026 +37

Good job NDA.

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Ultra_Metal Apr 1, 2026 -4

Good. Communists are evil, just like nazis.

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zenbowman Apr 1, 2026 +23

India has actual Communist parties that contest elections and often win statewide office. The Maoists are just a very violent group that doesn't want to contest elections and go straight to dictatorship of the proletariant type stuff, so its a good thing they've been rooted out.

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Dedicated_idiot Apr 1, 2026 +9

Naxalbari itself started with a genuinely good cause though. They were trying to protect tribals from being taken advantage of, fought for their rights…but they killed lots of non-rich people just going about their job. Teachers, low level police, etc. Schools and govt infra used to get blown up (because the struggle would stop if people took assistance from govt). It twisted until they ran parallel govts, extortion rackets, had child recruits… Tbh, they’re polarising for a reason. At the end, only tribals suffered. Reject the govt and join naxals? You were a terrorist. Join the govt and take govt assistance? You’re a traitor. Shitty position to be in. I think I first started learning about them from a story about a teen girl who joined them and promptly got murdered because they thought she was a govt mole…absolutely crazy shit going on before the 2000s.

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zenbowman Apr 1, 2026 +8

True, most revolutionary movements start out for a good cause, otherwise its hard to get people to go along. But once the chain of violence starts, its hard to stop. Even the LTTE started out with a good cause in Sri Lanka (to prevent Tamil oppression), but war creates its own ugly politics.

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Dedicated_idiot Apr 1, 2026 +5

LTTE is hard for me because I’m Tamil. They were brutal, killed pacifist leaders and moderates because they thought only way to freedom was getting a separate country from Sri Lanka (which..after black July, I get it). But they were also the last thing standing between the state and the people. They got genocided in mullaivaikal while obliterating LTTE. Now the SL govt’s official story is that Tamils were fascist and they were trying to “protect” SL and the Tamils from the fascist LTTE. And crazily enough, Tamil-Sinhalese issue was stoked by the Brits. Maybe I see them as different because of the genocide in hindsight and the Sinhalese see it differently 🤷🏻

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zenbowman Apr 1, 2026 +2

Yeah 100%, I totally sympathize with the reasoning - my only point is that conflict makes its own ethics over time, which is why its better to quash it early, or else the grievances just keep building.

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Dedicated_idiot Apr 1, 2026 +1

Yeah no, I got that. I just got carried away lol.

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doupydoupy Apr 1, 2026 +4

Comunista are a broadchurch. It's not one ideology.

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sharpedge_007_aditya Apr 1, 2026 +4

There are communists governments in 4 states, and two of them outperform other states by a huge margin. Depends on extremism.

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girlnamedJane Apr 1, 2026 -17

As this govt is famous for lying, mark my words in 3 months they will be back declaring state of emergency over this again.

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OkTemporary335 Apr 1, 2026 +14

just go to naxal affected districts and lmk if you find any Naxalites there

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The_Grinning_Reaper Apr 1, 2026 -30

Maoist rebellion v 2.0 starting in…

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sriki Apr 1, 2026 +19

probably not. the Indian state is just too big and technologically far far ahead to not hunt down and kill these ragtag militia rebellions anymore.

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Future-Analyst-6677 Apr 1, 2026 +12

Just look at his other comments on naxal related posts, he is salivating for their resurgence. You shouldn’t respond to such people.

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girlnamedJane Apr 1, 2026 -10

They are also inept corrupt and ignorant idiots at the helm of the indian gov most are higha school dropouts and are led by a religio fascist lunatic

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OkTemporary335 Apr 1, 2026 +10

and they still managed to wipe out naxals, something UPA couldn't do despite Manmohan Singh calling them the biggest threat to national security. Good luck using that point

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pastorpaulatreides Apr 1, 2026 +8

Damn, they’re that stupid and the naxals still managed to lose? Naxals must be even dumber then

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fartypenis Apr 1, 2026 +1

So the same as the USA then? Yet they don't seem to be having any communist rebellions

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