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In 2010, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh famously described Naxalism as India’s “biggest internal security challenge”. But what is Naxalism? From the very beginning, the term has been marred by violence and resistance. While some perceive it as a struggle for the rights of adivasis and landless peasants, others see it as a bloodthirsty ideology that needs to be strangled.
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