Burning Forest - India'S War Against the Maoists Nandini SundarPevná vazba
Burning Forest - India'S War Against the Maoists Nandini SundarPevná vazba An empathetic, moving account of what drives indigenous peasants to support armed struggle despite severe state repression,…
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Burning Forest - India'S War Against the Maoists Nandini SundarPevná vazba
An empathetic, moving account of what drives indigenous peasants to support armed struggle despite severe state repression, including lives lost, and homes and communities destroyedOver the past decade, the heavily forested, mineral-rich region of Bastar in central India has emerged as one of the most militarized sites in the country. In 2005, a state-sponsored vigilante movement, the Salwa Judum, burned hundreds of villages, driving their inhabitants into state-controlled camps, drawing on counterinsurgency techniques developed in Malaysia, Vietnam and elsewhere. The government calls the Maoist insurgency the "biggest security threat" to India.
The conflict continues to this day, taking a toll on the lives of civilians, security forces and Maoist cadres.In 2007, Apart from rapes and killings, hundreds of "surrendered" Maoist sympathizers were conscripted as auxiliaries.