March 2010
The Archives
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Black Economy, Black Globalization, Global Transmission
More Links to the Narcoterrorism
Naxals have long set up toll booths along internal roads as a way of taking a ‘life tax.’ This tactic has been adopted by Mexico’s narco-insurgency. Attorney General Daniel Garcia Leal said that unknown gunmen who had set up a fake checkpoint on the road shot and even threw grenades at the victims, the state-run [...]
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Railways, Resiliency
Railway Disruption
In addition to the latest attack on the Rajdhani Express, the Naxals conducted 60 such attacks last year alone. 30 the year before. Expressing concern over such attacks, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had said earlier this month in Parliament that naxal bandhs and strikes have dealt a blow of nearly 40 per cent to the [...]
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Bandhs, Global Transmission
Narcobloqueos and Bandhs
Mexico’s narco-insurgency is now using bandh tactics to take down cities. Naxals have been doing this for years. The center of the action last week was the bustling commercial city of Monterrey, where the authorities said criminals commandeered dozens of tractor-trailer trucks and other vehicles on Thursday and Friday to block more than 30 streets [...]
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Agriculture, Economic Effects, Escalating Threat, Infrastructure Systems
A Failing Agricultural Base
The New York Times has an article heralding the spike in wealth for India’s farmers. Here’s what they have to say: The Yadavs are members of a new economic caste in India: nouveau riche farmers. Land acquisition for expanding cities and industry is one of the most bitterly contentious issues in India, rife with corruption [...]
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Indicators
Indicator: Disrupted Mumbai Terror Plot
03.15.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAchilles Heel of this plot by two international operatives: “They were getting instructions from Pakistan to execute their activities here,” Raghuvanshi said. Bookmark It
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Black Globalization, Global Transmission
Dubai’s Dilemma
“Those spies that are currently present in the Gulf must leave the region within one weekâif not then we will cross that bridge when we come to it,” Khalfan reportedly said. When asked whether the spies he was talking about were holders of European passports, Tamim said “Europeans and others,” but offered no further detail. [...]
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Collaborative Security
Mapping Urban Areas
03.11.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsMumbai police forces are mapping out high value targets: An officer from Bandra police station said, “We are currently studying the layout of a prominent five-star hotel and the roads around it to identifying spots where we can create a cordon to fight back any possible attack. This exercise will help the combat team to [...]
India’s Naxalite Rage
Shlok Vaidya analyzes the far-flung implications of a shifting Indian security environment with a focus on the globally-connected Naxalite insurgency.recent entries
- Firing Los Federales
- Estimated Cost per Naxal? ~$5,000
- Indicator: Madhya Pradesh’s Missing Explosives Convoy
- The Business of Terrorism
- India’s Hidden Innovation Engine and its $35 Tablet
recent comments
- Shlok Vaidya: Hmm. I’ll check my huge backlog of files to see if I can pull anything up. I had read a couple...
- Eric Randolph: I very much agree with this view, reliant as the Naxals are on the willing participation of...
- neil: Atleast they are helping the poor people God will bless them, were in india all politicians making money.
- siman: Dear Friends, Please Share your basic view regarding the naxlite increasing in india,bcoz we all know the...
- Zuo Qing: Thanks. It wasn’t really apparent in the article itself.