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.'
