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The Wire · India · India declares the Maoist insurgency over; the Red Corridor is down to three districts
Raises why the government ruled out dialogue during the final offensive, noting that earlier Bastar peace-dialogue initiatives were abandoned for Operation Kagar, and that criminalizing Adivasi political participation drives future radicalization.
“The government had multiple opportunities to negotiate; each time it chose force, and is now calling the result a victory.”