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I agree with Sai Prasan that the strategy of suppression that is being worked out has to be opposed. It may succeed in the short run but its long-term effects are going to be disastrous for the poor of the so called Naxalite affected areas. The militants know how to melt into the forests or the cities but the poor people will suffer further. Naxalism is a very violent way of making their situation of exploitation known and that has to be understood and remedied. The nature of development has to be questioned instead of treating it as a law and order problem alone. Without it its long-term impact will be bad.
Walter
Dr Walter Fernandes
Director, North Eastern Social Research Centre
110 Kharghuli Road (1st floor)
Guwahati 781004
Assam,
Director, North Eastern Social Research Centre
110 Kharghuli Road (1st floor)
Guwahati 781004
Assam,
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