June 2010
The Archives
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Economic Effects, Escalating Threat, Global Transmission, Governance, Infrastructure Systems, Resiliency
Removing Energy Pricing Control Systems
India, in its effort to drive economic growth (using a fundamentally flawed development model), has removed one of the key control systems that has thus far dampened the effect of global instability upon both the country and its citizens. In effect, the government has flung the average Indian to the winds of the highly unstable [...]
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Economic Effects, Mining Industry, Naxalite
Mine Industry Attack Tipping Point?
Naxalite spokesperson Azad said, “We appeal to all democratic forces to unite, oppose and militantly resist the continuous sell-out of the country’s interests to imperialistsharks. Time is running out. Unless we act collectively against the disastrous policies of the traitorous UPA government and various state governments we cannot prevent the whole of India from becoming [...]
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Infrastructure Systems, Railways
Jnaneshwari’s Attackers
06.17.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA tangental Maoist group, the ‘People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities’ was immediately linked to the attack. It is unsurprising that group is comprised of a very small tightly knit social network (familial relationship): “CBI has declared a reward of Rs one lakh each for information leading to the arrest of three prominent accused – Umakant Mahto, [...]
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Security Establishment
Paramilitaries Purchasing Weapons
This time, the units (the Central Reserve Police Force, the Railway Protection Force, Border Security Force, National Security Guard and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and Central Industrial Police Force) are buying, at the cost of about ~$70 million: 119 Tata light armored troop carriers 98 Mahindra Rakshak bullet-proof light vehicles night vision devices for rifles [...]
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Security Establishment
The Rise of Maharashtra’s Alpha Hawks
A new specialized force, called the Alpha Hawks, has been deployed in Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur and Bhandara. The unit, modeled on the Greyhounds, consists of 500 jungle and unconventional operations trained men earning 150% more than their peers. West Bengal, and Jharkhand have built their own units prior to this. Bookmark It
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.