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Current Affairs January -2016 Head Office Nr. Bhumkar Chowk, Wakad, Pune. Contact-09096790230 Branch Nr, Karve Statue, Kothrud, Pune. Contact-09604001144 Mindchangers Academy,Pune. Page 1 Current Affairs January -2016 INDIAN AFFAIRS Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs increase in the budget amount for grid-connected solar rooftop systems to Rs. 5,000 crore from Rs.600 crore for 2019-2020. Amaravati will get India’s first ever underwater tunnel under the river Krishna -3km long. Pakistan’s Singer Adnan Sami gets Indian Citizenship Goa set up Investment Promotion Board (IPB) for fast approvals to industrial proposals - cleared 62 proposals with investment of Rs 5,200 crore. Government decided to merge the ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) with the external affairs ministry. Telangana becomes the first state in the country to legally accept Electronic motor insurance policies e-Vahan Bima -under Motor Vehicle Act 1988 Alstom the French transportation equipment maker rolled out the first set of railway coaches for the Kochi Metro project - Chennai metro the first. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 103rd Indian Science Congress in Mysore,Karnataka Theme – Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India 5 key bills assented by Prez Pranab Mukherjee - Article 111 1. Atomic Energy (Amendment) Act Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 2. Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 3. Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 4. Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act State election commissioner (SEC) Ashok Kumar Chauhan announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections in Bihar. -
“Being Neutral Is Our Biggest Crime”
India “Being Neutral HUMAN RIGHTS is Our Biggest Crime” WATCH Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India’s Chhattisgarh State “Being Neutral is Our Biggest Crime” Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India’s Chhattisgarh State Copyright © 2008 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-56432-356-0 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor New York, NY 10118-3299 USA Tel: +1 212 290 4700, Fax: +1 212 736 1300 [email protected] Poststraße 4-5 10178 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 2593 06-10, Fax: +49 30 2593 0629 [email protected] Avenue des Gaulois, 7 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: + 32 (2) 732 2009, Fax: + 32 (2) 732 0471 [email protected] 64-66 Rue de Lausanne 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 738 0481, Fax: +41 22 738 1791 [email protected] 2-12 Pentonville Road, 2nd Floor London N1 9HF, UK Tel: +44 20 7713 1995, Fax: +44 20 7713 1800 [email protected] 27 Rue de Lisbonne 75008 Paris, France Tel: +33 (1)43 59 55 35, Fax: +33 (1) 43 59 55 22 [email protected] 1630 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 USA Tel: +1 202 612 4321, Fax: +1 202 612 4333 [email protected] Web Site Address: http://www.hrw.org July 2008 1-56432-356-0 “Being Neutral is Our Biggest Crime” Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India’s Chhattisgarh State Maps........................................................................................................................ 1 Glossary/ Abbreviations ..........................................................................................3 I. Summary.............................................................................................................5 Government and Salwa Judum abuses ................................................................7 Abuses by Naxalites..........................................................................................10 Key Recommendations: The need for protection and accountability.................. -
Annual Report 2014
VweJssm&Mcla 9nie^m U cm al ^h u yixia tlfm Annual Report 2014 G w d m ti Preface About VIF Our Relationship Worldwide Activities Seminars & Interactions . International Relations & Diplomacy . National Security & Strategic Studies . Neighbourhood Studies . Economic Studies . Historical & Civilisational Studies Reaching Out . Vimarsha . Scholars' Outreach Resource Research Centre and Library Publications VIF Website & E-Journal Team VIF Advisory Board & Executive Council Finances P ^ e la c e Winds of Change in India 2014 was a momentous year for India that marked the end of coalition governments and brought in a Government with single party majority after 40 years with hopes of good governance and development. Resultantly, perceptions and sentiments about India also improved rapidly on the international front. Prime Minister Modi’s invite to SAARC heads of states for his swearing in signified his earnestness and commitment to enhancing relationships with the neighbours. Thereafter, his visits to Bhutan, Japan, meeting President Xi Jinping and later addressing the UN and summit with President Obama underlined the thrust of India’s reinvigoration of its foreign and security policies. BRICS, ASEAN and G-20 summits were the multilateral forums where India was seen in a new light because of its massive political mandate and strength of the new leadership which was likely to hasten India’s progress. Bilateral meets with Myanmar and Australian leadership on the sidelines of ASEAN and G-20 and visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister to India underscored PM Modi’s emphasis on converting India’s Look East Policy to Act East Policy’. International Dynamics While Indian economy was being viewed with dismay in the first half of the year, now India is fast becoming an important and much sought after destination for investment as the change of government has engendered positive resonance both at home and abroad. -
Bastar, Maoism and Salwa Judum.” in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XLI 29, July 22, 2006, Pp
Bastar, Maoism and Salwa Judum.” In Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XLI 29, July 22, 2006, pp. 3187-3192 Bastar, Maoism and Salwa Judum Nandini Sundar1 Visitors to the official Bastar website (www.bastar.nic.in) will ‘discover’ that Gonds “have pro- fertility mentality”, that “marriages...between brothers and sisters are common,” and that “the Murias prefer 'Mahua' drinks rather than medicines for their ailments.” “The tribals of this area”, says the website, “is famous for their 'Ghotuls' where the prospective couples do the 'dating' and have free sex also.” As for the Abhuj Marias, “(t)hese people are not cleanly in their habits, and even when a Maria does bathe he does not wash his solitary garments but leaves it on the bank. When drinking from a stream they do not take up water in their hands but put their mouth down to it like cattle.” Some of the tribals are “leading a savage life”, we are told, “they do not like to come to the outer world and mingle with the modern civilisation.” Into this charming picture of ‘savages’ who ‘shoot down strangers with arrows’, one must unfortunately bring in a few uncomfortable facts. What used to be the former undivided district of Bastar (since 2001 carved into the districts of Dantewada, Bastar and Kanker) is currently a war zone. The main roads, in Dantewada in particular, but also in parts of Bastar and Kanker, are full of CRPF and other security personnel, out on combing operations.2 The Maoists control the jungles. In the frontlines of this battle are ordinary villagers who are being pitted against each other on a scale unparalleled in the history of Indian counterinsurgency. -
India's Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S
STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES 22 India’s Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S.-India Security Cooperation on Domestic Counterinsurgency by Thomas F. Lynch III Center for Strategic Research Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University’s (NDU’s) dedicated research arm. INSS includes the Center for Strategic Research, Center for Complex Operations, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, and Center for Technology and National Security Policy. The military and civilian analysts and staff who comprise INSS and its subcomponents execute their mission by conducting research and analysis, publishing, and participating in conferences, policy support, and outreach. The mission of INSS is to conduct strategic studies for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the unified combatant commands in support of the academic programs at NDU and to perform outreach to other U.S. Government agencies and the broader national security community. Cover: Hard-line communists, belonging to the political group Naxalite, pose with bows and arrows during protest rally in eastern Indian city of Calcutta December 15, 2004. More than 5,000 Naxalites from across the country, including the Maoist Communist Centre and the Peoples War, took part in a rally to protest against the government’s economic policies (REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw) India’s Naxalite Insurgency India’s Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S.-India Security Cooperation on Domestic Counterinsurgency By Thomas F. Lynch III Institute for National Strategic Studies Strategic Perspectives, No. -
Contemporary Naxal Movement in India: New Trends, State
Innovative Research | Independent Analysis | Informed Opinion Contemporary Naxal Movement in India New Trends, State Responses and Recommendations Rajat Kujur IPCS Research Paper 27 May 2013 Programme on Armed Conflicts in South Asia (ACSA) CONTEMPORARY NAXAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA Abstract This paper makes an attempt to map the Maoist conflict in its present state of affairs and while describing its present manifestations, the past links have always been revisited. The paper also attempts to systematically decode the Maoist strategies of continuity and discontinuity. Broadly speaking, this paper has four segments. The report draws a broad outline of the contemporary Maoist conflict, identifies contemporary trends in the Naxal Movement, critiques the responses of the state strategies and finally provides policy recommendations. About the Institute The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), established in August 1996, is an About the Author independent think tank devoted to research on Dr. Rajat Kumar Kujur teaches peace and security from a Political Science in the P.G. South Asian perspective. Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Its aim is to develop a Sambalpur University, Odisha. He comprehensive and has written extensively for IPCS alternative framework for on Maoist Conflict and currently Contents peace and security in the is also a Visiting Fellow of the Institute. Dr. Kujur specializes on region catering to the the area of Political Violence and Militarization and Expansion changing demands of has done his Ph.D from JNU, New 03 national, regional and Delhi on “Politics of Maoism”. He has coauthored a book titled Contemporary Trends 05 global security. “Maoism in India: Reincarnation of Ultra Left Extremism in Twenty 15 First Century” which was Responding to the Maoist @ IPCS, 2013 published by Routledge, London Challenge in 2010 Policy Recommendations 21 B 7/3 Lower Ground Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, INDIA. -
RESEARCH PAPER – No
RESEARCH PAPER April 20th, 2020 CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES IN INDIA: BETWEEN GROWTH AND VERSATILITY Dr Damien CARRIÈRE Post-doctoral researcher at IRSEM ABSTRACT Composed of six specialised corps under the responsibility of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Central Armed Police Forces in India (CAPF) count in their ranks close to 980,000 men and women. Primarily responsible for border guarding, counter-terror- ism, law enforcement, and counterinsurgency, the CAPF have seen their workforce and budget grow over the past twenty years. Particularly active in Kashmir, in the North-East, and in many central states afflicted by a Maoist rebellion, they are de- ployed wherever the Central State deems it necessary and where state police forces, more often than not understaffed, are overwhelmed. As the armed wing of the State and pillar of India’s domestic security, the CAPF also intervene during natural disasters – No. 94 in order to rescue populations. CONTENT Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 2 The structure of the CAPF ........................................................................................................... 3 Forces deployed on all fronts .................................................................................................... 9 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 14 Annex .......................................................................................................................................... -
FEBRUARY 2017 Rs
Vol. XXXVII, No. 2 ISSN-0970-8693 FEBRUARY 2017 Rs. 20 Editorial : Simultaneous Parliament and State Assembly Elections Simultaneous Parliament and State Not Possible and Against Federalism Assembly Elections - Rajindar Sachar (1) Rajindar Sachar ARTICLES, REPORTS & DOCUMENTS: Prime Minister Modi has for last 6 months kept a continuous refrain for Is the human rights protection regime in India crumbling? - Pushkar Raj (2); Analysis: holding simultaneously Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls and the Sachar Report Gathers Dust, Abolishing supposed advantages that would flow from it. As was to be expected Personal Laws can't Change Dark Realities - number of newspapers and persons are picking up this matter. It is Humra Quraishi (11); Resolution: (Adopted in unfortunate that Election Commission of India and Nite Aayog should the seminar on 'Justice Sachar Committee Report: A Review After 10 Years') (13); PUCL have gone along with this suggestion without even the minimum TN & Pud. State Report read out in the PUCL constitutional requirement of a public debate and Seminars – and more National Convention at Raipur: Appraisal unforgivably without discussions of the matter with other major political Report on the activities carried out during parties and the State governments. In order to have a worthwhile debate, 2014-16 (17). it is necessary to know the legal and factual situation at present. The present life of Lok Sabha expires in May 2019. Modis repeated PRESS STATEMENTS, LETTERS, AND NEWS: emphasis on simultaneous poll is actuated by the realization that the Press Release: NHRC finds 16 women prima mood of exhilaration that he was able to create in 2014 Parliamentary poll facie victims of rape, sexual and physical assault by police personnel in Chhattisgarh is diminishing very fast. -
Left-Wing Extremism in India- Revisiting
Policy Brief #29 23 July 2019 Left-wing Extremism in India: Revisiting the ‘new’ Strategy Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in New Delhi, in its second term, is making renewed attempts to end left-wing extremism (LWE). The broad parameters of the new strategy consist of plans to target the extremists by deploying more forces in the affected states and also to pursue the over-ground sympathizers of the movement in urban areas. The strategy does not vary qualitatively much from the one pursued by the previous Home Ministry under Rajnath Singh and even his predecessor P Chidambaram. Unless the governance deficit is addressed and a comprehensive national strategy on LWE is initiated, mere force-centric methods cannot bring a permanent solution to the problem. Ground Situation According to assessments of India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the LWE (also interchangeably referred to as Naxals or Maoists) outfit, Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) has weakened significantly. Its ability to orchestrate violence has reduced and its influence has been restricted to 15 percent of the country1 comprising few pockets of states like Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand. On 10 July 2019, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India’s Parliament)2 that violent incidents perpetrated by the LWE cadres declined from 2258 in 2009 to 833 in 2018. The resultant fatalities declined from 1005 in 2010 to 240 in 2018. He also stated that the geographical spread of LWE has declined from 223 Maoist affected districts in 2008 to a mere 60 in 2018. -
Insurgency, Counter-Insurgency, and Democracy in Central India
CHAPTER 9 Insurgency, Counter-insurgency, and Democracy in Central India NANDINI SUNDAR The Naxalite movement began in India in the late 1960s as a peasant struggle (in Naxalbari, West Bengal, hence the name Naxalite). It represented the revolutionary stream of Indian Marxism which did not believe that parliamentary democracy would lead to the requisite systemic change and argued for armed struggle instead. While the Indian state managed to crush the movement in the 1970s, causing an already ideologically fractured movement to splinter further (currently 34 parties by official estimates),1 in 2004 two of the major parties, the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Marxist-Leninist) People’s War (formed out of the merger of the People’s War Group with Party Unity) and the Maoist Communist Center (MCC) of India, united to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist).2 The CPI (Maoist) is currently a significant political force across several states, especially in rural areas where state services have been inadequate or absent.3 Since about 2005-6, the Maoists have become the main target of the Indian state, with thousands of paramilitary forces being poured into the areas where they are strong, and the prime minister repeatedly referring to them as India’s biggest security threat. As a consequence, armed conflict is occurring across large parts of central India and is taking several hundred lives on an annual basis. In the state of Chhattisgarh, which is the epicentre of the war, sovereignty is contested over large parts of terrain. COMPETING PERSPECTIVES ON THE MAOIST ISSUE There are three main perspectives on the Maoist issue. -
Does the Past Drive Marginalized Communities Towards Radicalization?
Does The Past Drive Marginalized Communities Towards Radicalization? Women of the Gond tribe. (photographed by the author)Last month, the Indian Air Force announced that the MI-17 helicopters it has deployed in Bastar, a district in the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, will engage in retaliatory fire against members of the insurgent Naxalite movement so that troops can defend themselves while carrying out rescue operations. Such action can be seen as an extension of what the Indian media terms Operation Green Hunt, the aggressively offensive stance the government and paramilitary forces have taken have taken since 2009 to combat the growth of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) across roughly five Central, Southern, and Eastern states – a region often referred to as the Red Corridor. The growth of LWE is considered one of the India’s most critical domestic issues and one that, in 2010, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared as the country’s biggest internal security challenge. While the LWE movement itself is multifarious, consisting of numerous groups and coalitions across the entire country, the Naxalites, formally known as The Communist Party of India (Maoist), and particularly their factions based in Bastar, have received a great deal of media attention. This has increased significantly following a violent incident in 2013, when the outfit attacked a motorcade of politicians in Dharba Valley in Chhattisgarh. The assault killed at least 18 Indian National Congress members and party workers, including Mahendra Karma, founder of the Salwa Judum anti-insurgency militia. For several years the government has sought to mitigate conflict nationally vis-à-vis institution building and restorative justice; in 2006, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs inaugurated its Division, which was tasked with initiating to improve education and medical infrastructure, and security procedures in remote areas of the country affected by the burgeoning Maoist movement. -
INDIA'scontemporary Security Challenges
Contemporary Security INDIA’S Challenges Edited by Michael Kugelman INDIa’s Contemporary SECURITY CHALLENGES Essays by: Bethany Danyluk Michael Kugelman Dinshaw Mistry Arun Prakash P.V. Ramana Siddharth Srivastava Nandini Sundar Andrew C. Winner Edited by: Michael Kugelman ©2011 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. www.wilsoncenter.org Available from : Asia Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 www.wilsoncenter.org ISBN 1-933549-79-3 The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, es- tablished by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a living national memorial to President Wilson. The Center’s mis- sion is to commemorate the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson by providing a link between the worlds of ideas and policy, while fostering research, study, discussion, and collaboration among a broad spectrum of individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national and international affairs. Supported by public and private funds, the Center is a nonpartisan institution engaged in the study of national and world affairs. It establishes and maintains a neutral forum for free, open, and informed dialogue. Conclusions or opinions expressed in Center publi- cations and programs are those of the authors and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center staff, fellows, trustees, advi- sory groups, or any individuals or organizations that provide financial support to the Center. The Center is the publisher of The Wilson Quarterly and home of Woodrow Wilson Center Press, dialogue radio and television, and the monthly news-letter “Centerpoint.” For more information about the Center’s activities and publications, please visit us on the web at www.wilsoncenter.org.