Sinduja Umandi Wickramasinghe Jayaratne
(Research Fellow at Rabdan Security and Defence Institute in Abu Dhabi').
Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 12 May 2026
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Re-search Institute for European and American Studies
For over five decades, the Maoist insurgency, commonly known as Naxalism, represented one of the most formidable internal security threats to India. Rooted in the exploitation of socio-economic disparities and tribal marginalization, the movement once commanded a vast Red Corridor that stretched across multiple states and heavily impacted over 120+ districts. However, by 2026, the Indian government declared a historic victory over this decades-long armed rebellion, shrinking the insurgency’s footprint to mere fragments.... Read more