Change Strategy To Eliminate Red Terror

Recently, the nation was shocked by the news of mass casualties of policemen who were part of an instant anti-Maoist operation launched in the forests of Bastar in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, a Maoist-infested State. The forces not only suffered large-scale loss of lives but the rebels also managed to escape with weapons, bullet-proof jackets, boots and other personal accessories of the martyred policemen. What is shocking is that such losses occur frequently and we hardly learn lessons from the past failures to ensure that the loss of men and weapons is minimised in future. The bitter fact is that the Maoists have proved more professional, in the sense that they are known to critically analyse each operation by filming the same and carrying out post-operation analysis to draw lessons for the future. Read More…