A Strategic Push by Central Government The Naxal insurgency, often referred to as Left Wing Extremism (LWE), has long been one of India’s most persistent internal security threats. Particularly concentrated in the central and eastern regions of the country, this insurgency has led to decades of violence, disrupting lives and development in the affected regions. To counter this, the central government, in collaboration with state governments, has implemented a series of Naxal eradication programmes over the past several years. These efforts have ranged from military operations to socio-economic initiatives aimed…