Left Wing Extremism: Assessment and Counter Insurgency Strategy

Who are Naxalites?, Are they misguided young men of our country? Are they terrorists or insurgents? Is Left Wing Extremism merely a Law and Order, as well as a Socio-Economic problem of the affected state? Are Naxalites ‘ Gandhians with Guns'? These are the questions which still defy a candid answer. This book seeks to answer some of these questions and to suggest a National Strategy to counter this menace.

Col Akshaya Handa was commissioned in the Parachute Regiment. He has served in Manipur, Siachen and Kashmir, and Commanded a Sikh LI Rashtriya Rifles Battalion. After serving as Col `Q` at HQ 6 Mountain Division, he is presently the Deputy Commander 50 (I) Para Bde.