July 2010
The Archives
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Economic Effects, Railways
Indicator: 4% Disruption Rate
“Coal and iron ore are the two key bulk commodities transported via railways. Repeated disruptions in the Naxal-hit areas have affected the traffic of these commodities considerably. Our tonnage target could not be met in the first quarter,” a senior official at the ministry said.” Of the 226 million tons projected, the Railways were only [...]
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Governance, Infrastructure Systems
Decentralized Energy Platforms
Of all the huffing and puffing at the cabinet minister level regarding the Naxal threat, it surprisingly, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah that really has the opportunity to make an impact on the problem. To this end, he has declared “all possible assistance would be extended for setting up Solar, [...]
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Indicators, Infrastructure Systems, Naxalite
Chhatisgarh on Fire
In the past few days, Naxals have launched a concentrated cluster of attacks in Chhatisgarh. This began with a declaration of a two day bandh in remembrance of Rajkumar and has gained momentum: Attacked a Congress leader’s house in Chhatisgarh, in conjunction with a raid on a nearby police station. They killed his brother-in-law and [...]
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Naxalite
The Death of Azad Cherukuri AKA ‘Rajkumar ‘
07.03.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsAzad Cherukuri alias Rajkumar was a senior most member of the core Naxal hierarchy. He had been in hiding for the last four months. He was taken out in an operation by the Andhra Pradesh intelligence service. While a counterinsurgency/counterterrorism coup, his death will have very little impact, if any, on the day to day [...]
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Bandhs, Global Transmission, Smart Reporting
Experiencing Narcobloqueos and Bandhs
Mexican drug cartels are further adopting the tactic of the bandh. This time: Yesterday the army arrested the Monterrey-area boss of the Zetas, known as El Tory, and, in an effort to free him, his Zeta operatives set up 30 roadblocks all over the city which completely shut it down. While the operational capabilities of the [...]
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Naxalite, Smart Reporting
In Khabar Magazine
I was quoted in this short piece in the U.S. based magazine (Atlanta region) on the Naxal problem. Nice to see an out-of-the-box take reach the media. Much thanks to Alakananda Mookerjee for reaching out. 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.