Beg, Borrow, or Steal

Naxalites operate in a

vacuum created by

. inadequacy of administrative

and political institutions,

'espouse local demands

and take advantage of the prevalent

disaffection and injustice among t~e

exploited segments of the population

and seek to offer an alternative system,

of governance which promises

emancipation of these segments from

the clutches of 'exploiter' classes

through the barrel of a gun. This statement came in Yojana in 2007.

Naxalism is one of the gravest problem which India is facing right now.

Over the years when traditional concept of national security has undergone fundamental

changes, India is still wriggling with its age old structure. Is it because of the limitations of coalition governance in the last few decades? Or, is it because of an unfamiliarity of our

leaders with the basic concepts of National Security Management? This question was raised by Rajiv Mata Gr Capt (Retd) in his article on this issue.