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1. Discuss the causes of Left-wing Extremism (LWE) to India. Briefly explain the Government of India’s approach to counter the challenges posed by LWE.
- January 16, 2023
- Posted by: Pallavi Singh
- Category: Blog
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Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Left-wing Extremism (LWE) organizations are the groups that try to bring change through violent revolution. They are against the democratic institutions which try to change democratic processes through violence.
Causes:
- Lack of development of these regions despite mineral rich.
- Tribal discontent as they were largely neglected by the government and the mainstream media.
- Corruption was also rampant leading to the misery of people.
- Environmental degradation in the form of destruction of land and water resources due to mining and industrial activities.
- Absence of strong technical intelligence to fight with Naxalites.
Government of India’s approach:
- strengthen the connectivity in these areas to improve its engagement with the rest of the country. Infrastructural enhancements like road, railways and airport construction, instalment of mobile towers is taking place.
- Effective implementation of Operation SAMADHAN.
- Choking Maoist finance through joint co-ordination of NIA and ED.
- Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Scheme is being implemented to ensure militants’ rehabilitation and return to the mainstream.
- Wiping out Maoist leadership at their core base area and employment of effective local information network.
Conclusion:
Thus, the government needs innovative solutions for locating armed groups in the thick forests of the naxalism-affected regions.