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(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Defence Security Related Issues: NAXALISM
Defence Security Related Issues
NAXALISM
Ques. The reasons for the ripening of naxal ideologies?
Ans: 
- Successive failure of governments both in the states and the centre.
 - Disconnect from developmental currents
 - Deficit of basic services and governance
 - Disjunction between policies, programmes and delivery
 - A political vacuum also provided a stimulus
 
Ques. The strategy followed by Maoist? 
Ans: 
- Seizure of power by armed force
 - Settlement of issues by war
 - causing damage to state infrastructure
 - Push forward their agenda by armed struggle, killing, extortion, ransom, sabotage, attacks on police forces and posts.
 - To capture power by overthrowing democratic government
 
Ques. Counter offensive strategy should contain following strategies to 
control Maoist?
Ans. 
- A spirit of conflict resolution than management
 - Swift developmental twists.
 - Psychological operations to obliterate negative and warped perceptions about the establishment and the security forces.
 - Zero tolerance to the violation of human eights and excesses.
 - Confidence- building measures
 - Healing touches
 - A need for attractive rehabilitation packages for those who surrender
 - A service- oriental civic action programmes by security forces.
 - A pro-poor centric credo
 - Inclusive growth
 - A trinity of security interventions
 - Socio-economic infrastructure dispensation in left out “rain shadow” areas
 - Capturing the hearts and minds of the alienated and disempowered segments
 - A well-crafted integrated and multi-dimensional strategies.
 - A need for active political process
 - A positive mindset, sagacity and clarity of vision and perception
 - An operational co-ordination among the affected states.
 - A vibrant micro-level governing modules such as gram Panchayats and local bodies
 - A need for community involvement in the combat against extremism.