A Flicker of Hope in India's Maoist Heartland? The Indian government has long claimed to have wiped out Naxalism, a decades long left wing insurgency plaguing the country's rural areas.
However, recent statements from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah praising the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for eliminating internal security threats seem intended to spin this narrative into a success story.
The Prime Minister's words of praise highlighted the CRPF's commitment to duty and its role in safeguarding India's internal security. However, this narrative glosses over the complexity of the issue at hand.