Maoist surrenders
25 Years of Counter-Insurgency: Jharkhand's Successful Campaign Against Maoist Extremism Reveals Significant Decline in Affected Areas
Nov 14, 2025 02:29 am CST
Over a 25-year period, Jharkhand has dramatically reduced Maoist influence from 22 districts to just 4, with security forces arresting 10,769 insurgents, neutralizing 235, and accepting 324 surrenders. This comprehensive counter-insurgency effort has included substantial weapons recovery and coincided with an expanded focus on cybercrime prevention, demonstrating the evolution of security challenges in the region.
Countdown to 2026: Inside Bastar's Final Battle Against the Last 300 Maoist Insurgents
Oct 29, 2025 08:25 pm CST
As India approaches Union Home Minister Amit Shah's 2026 deadline to end Maoist insurgency, Bastar remains the critical battleground with approximately 300 hardcore fighters led by four high-value targets—each carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty. Amid record surrenders and internal ideological fracturing, security forces face the challenging final phase of a conflict that has claimed over 4,600 lives during Chhattisgarh's 25-year history as the epicenter of India's Red Corridor.