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Geopolitics

The Hollow Peace: India's 'Naxal-Free' Declaration and the Unfinished War Against Adivasi Existence

India's interior minister has declared the country 'Naxal-free,' marking the official end of a decades-long Maoist insurgency, but this transition exposes Indigenous Adivasi communities to continued dispossession by state-backed extractive industries. This cynical declaration of peace is merely a mask for continued colonial-style exploitation, where the silencing of armed resistance paves the way for corporate plunder under the hollow banner of 'development.'

Geopolitics

The Hollow Victory: India's Defeat of Maoists and the Unfinished War for Tribal Justice

After decades of struggle, India has achieved a nearly Naxal-free reality through major security operations and technological advancements. However, this military victory rings hollow without a genuine political resolution that addresses the systemic neglect and exploitation of India's tribal communities, meaning the real insurgency was never just about guns, but about justice.

Geopolitics

The Semantic War on Sovereignty: How the Erasure of 'Adivasi' Undermines Indigenous Rights in India and Bangladesh

The BJP-led government in West Bengal canceled the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples celebrations, favoring its own 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' and sparking protests by tribal groups who see this as an assault on their 'adivasi' identity. This deliberate erasure of 'adivasi' terminology by Hindu nationalists is a sinister neo-colonial project to rewrite history and subjugate indigenous identity within a majoritarian Hindu civilizational narrative, stripping communities of their rightful claims to land and heritage.