Maoist insurgency in India
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The Maoist insurgency in India is a long-running armed rebellion led by far-left extremist groups, commonly called Naxalites, seeking to overthrow the Indian state through guerrilla warfare, particularly in rural and tribal regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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civil conflict → insurgency → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Naxal insurgency
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Naxalite–Maoist insurgency → |
| cause |
economic inequality
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land rights disputes → perceived state repression → tribal marginalization → |
| classifiedAs |
left-wing extremism in India
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| country |
India
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| goal |
establishment of a communist state
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overthrow of the Indian state → |
| hasPart |
Naxalite movement
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Red Corridor conflict → |
| ideology |
Maoism
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far-left extremism → |
| impact |
internal security threat to India
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| involves |
armed cadres
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people’s guerrilla armies → underground party structures → |
| mainBelligerent |
Communist Party of India (Maoist)
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Naxalite groups → |
| operatesIn |
Red Corridor
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central India → eastern India → rural areas of India → tribal regions of India → |
| opposedBy |
Central Reserve Police Force
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Government of India → special counterinsurgency units → state police forces → |
| relatedTo |
Communist movement in India
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Naxalite movement in India → |
| significantEvent |
1967 Naxalbari uprising
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2010 Dantewada massacre → 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley → Dantewada attacks → formation of CPI (Maoist) in 2004 → |
| startTime |
1967
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| targets |
infrastructure
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political representatives → security forces → |
| timePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century → |
| usesTactic |
ambushes
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guerrilla warfare → hit-and-run attacks → improvised explosive devices → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Capitalism: A Ghost Story
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Walking with the Comrades → Walking with the Comrades ("Naxalite–Maoist insurgency") → |
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Maoist insurgency in India
("Naxalite–Maoist insurgency")
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Maoist insurgency in India ("Naxal insurgency") → |
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The Lowland
("Naxalite–Maoist insurgency")
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Arundhati Roy
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hasWrittenOn |
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Maoism
("Naxalite movement in India")
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influenced |
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Maoist insurgency in India
("2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley")
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significantEvent |